Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory offers a prayer at the beginning of the Opening of the Jubilee Year Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the ...

The entry of the jubilee cross into the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth on Dec. 29 marked the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in the Holy Land.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected ... amounts to a “get out of Purgatory free” card. Francis ...

The celebration of Easter and Christmas, the two greatest solemnities, continues for eight days, with each octave governed by ...

Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving ...

With roughly €4 billion in investments and more than a thousand construction sites, Rome is racing against the clock ahead of ...

Yes, we’re talking about gift cards, but it doesn’t have to be as impersonal as it sounds. You could stock up on generic restaurant gift cards and call it a day, but that might not go well for ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year ... the centuries-old feature of the Catholic Church related ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year ... the centuries-old feature of the Catholic Church related ...

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