Just a few weeks remain until the closing of the holy year, which was inaugurated by Pope Francis on Dec. 24, 2024.

Today, Pope Francis opens a Holy Door at the Church of St. Paul's outside the walls. It's a part of a process that began on Christmas Eve when he knocked on a Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica.

This week, the former Celtics forward shared his story with EWTN News, revealing what ultimately led him to Rome. Former NBA All-Star Gordon Hayward (center) at the tomb of St. Sebastian at Rome’s ...

FILE - Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ...

Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopened on Sunday ahead of the inauguration of the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year, following the completion of extraordinary maintenance. The three-month renovation work included ...

In lavish halls, days before a conclave will select a new pope, power brokers came together for a mix of devotion, activism, money and socializing. By Elizabeth Dias Elizabeth Dias, the national ...

Is the Holy Spirit telling us that female exclusion from ordained ministry and church decision-making is no longer acceptable ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the ...

Madeleine DE BLIC, Alexandria SAGE AFP Aug 2, 2025 Aug 2, 2025 Updated Aug 3, 2025 Hundreds of thousands of young faithful feted Pope Leo XIV like a rock star Saturday at an open-air prayer vigil ...

Pope Francis remains in critical condition at a Rome hospital, where he is being treated for pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb. 14 and experienced a respiratory crisis ...

With the Vatican's Nativity scene and huge Christmas tree glittering in the Roman sun behind him, David Henrie reflected on ...