Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend on Rome for a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations ...

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" at the Vatican on Christmas Eve in traditional ceremonies before addressing thousands of Catholic faithful the next day.

A reflection on the comedy stylings of Pope Francis, who is telling priests to lighten up and not be so dour. It was a true ...

Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on ...

Rome: Christians across the world celebrated Christmas Wednesday, with the mood darkened by wars and chaos and a plane crash ...

Lit up” in the Diocese of Cerreto-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti, in Cerreto Sannita (at 'Casa Santa Rita', the headquarters of ...

for the annual ceremony for the lighting of the Vatican’s 98-foot-tall Christmas tree heard a message about sustainability, in keeping with Pope Francis’ attention throughout his papacy to env ...

In 2024, Pope Francis presented a Nativity scene displayed at the Vatican that featured baby Jesus wrapped in a kaffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf.

Pope Francis issued a heartfelt plea for peace during ... nearly 100-foot spruce tree from Ledro, Italy, and a Nativity scene from the town of Grado that incorporates elements of the Venetian ...