The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years.

In late November, during a brief audience with people involved in the sport of motorcycle racing, Pope Francis asked for ...

Further reading: Pope Francis in Corsica: Reasons behind a surprising journey Pope Francis' historic one-day visit to Ajaccio, scheduled as part of a colloquium on popular religiosity in the Medit ...

In this episode of Inside the Vatican, Colleen and Gerry examine insights from Pope Francis' forthcoming autobiography and ...

Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and ...

Pope briefly reflects on trip to Corsica In his greeting to pilgrims after his main talk, Pope Francis briefly reflected on ...

Making his customary visit to the Rome Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before his trip to the French island of Corsica, ...

Pope Francis became the first leader of the Catholic Church to set foot in Corsica, the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, ...

Last month, Pope Francis recognized by decree that the recovery of the Rev. Juan Manuel Gutierrez was the result of a miracle ...

The New York Times ran other excerpts on Tuesday, Francis’s 88th birthday. The Pope celebrated a Mass on Sunday in Ajaccio, Corsica (Thibault Camus/AP) In the Italian excerpts, Francis recalled his ...

Pope Francis, on his first visit to Corsica, praised the island people's deep faith and tradition of popular piety. On ...

“Lord, give me a sense of humor. Grant me the grace to understand a joke, to discover in life a bit of joy, and to be able to ...