President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and spiritual leaders marked Christmas Eve 2024 with messages of hope, ...

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Later, he referred to “the invader’s arrogance” in “Palestine.” B’nai B’rith criticized Pope Francis’s invoking in his new book of the outrageous, libelous charge of “genocide” by Israel.

Pope Francis called on Catholics to become “pilgrims of hope” in a BBC podcast, emphasizing that “hope and kindness touch the ...

Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year.

Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...

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

Pope Francis called for cease-fires for the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East during his Christmas message in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

The intimate Mass led by Pope Francis marked a historic moment — the first opening of a jubilee Holy Door within a prison.