Over 35 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome in 2025 seeking forgiveness of sins and a chance to see the pope.

Pope Francis' historic visit to Jakarta from Sept. 3 to 6 was an important milestone for the Indonesian Catholic Church this ...

Pierbattista Pizzaballa visits Holy Family parish in Gaza City, home to some 400 sheltering Christians, for an early ...

Pope Francis delivered two Christmas messages at the Vatican on Saturday, warning against gossip’s “destructive effects” while celebrating the importance of family life and humble service ... drawing ...

Spurred on by a New York Post story about Pope Francis opening "five sacred portals ... the skeletons of various Popes and other prominent early Catholics. Also found here: the Tomb of Lucifer.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Several days after speaking with Pope Francis, President Joe Biden announced Dec ... (OSV News) — Indiana carried out its first execution since 2009 early on Dec. 18, in a ...

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

Pope Francis on Tuesday opened the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, marking the official beginning of the ...

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

It is a good sign, a sign that expresses the meaning of our life: going toward Jesus, who loves us and opens his heart to let us enter into his kingdom of love, joy, and peace,” Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis’ Christmas message ... the ideological walls that so often mark political life.” In his Christmas Eve homily on Tuesday, Francis also focused on hope, saying that it “calls ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual "Urbi et Orbi ... according to the Associated Press. Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter ...