In his homily, Francis said the Holy Year is an opportunity to relieve the debt of poor countries and commit to protecting ...

We will not save ourselves alone, but as a family.» The Lateran Basilica is packed with people; outside, in the square behind ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church ...

In the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the jubilee cross that led the faithful into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels was from its dedication in 2002.

Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year on Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals, ...

Hundreds of parishioners were at the cathedral of St. Peter in Scranton on Sunday along with Bishop Bambera. They gathered ...

Marked by solemn processions and prayers for hope in troubled times, Archbishop Bernard Hebda presided over two opening ...

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...

A Boeing jet burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete ...

King Henry appointed Thomas a Becket as archbishop of Canterbury, but Thomas switched his allegiance from king to God and ...

I mean stories which were important but which didn’t generate a lot of buzz, either in the mainstream media or the ...