Pope Francis on Dec. 24 officially launched the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year, encouraging Christians to use the milestone ...

Pope Francis will conduct centuries-old rituals that open symbolic doors to forgiveness. They're not portals to other ...

Pope Francis insisted that a “just and lasting peace” can only be achieved in our world if people first turn to the “Father ...

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to end in his annual ... saying there was a need for ...

Pope Francis called on Thursday for new international agreements to reduce the debt burden faced by low-income countries and ...

Pope Francis said the story of Jesus' birth as a poor carpenter's son should instil hope that all people can make an impact ...

In his Christmas blessing, Pope Francis urged people and nations to take a transformative step toward peace and ...

The rite of opening the Holy Doors of the main basilicas of Rome to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee Year is perhaps one of the ...

Pope Francis ... world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis ... The World Health Organization declared on Friday that the outbreak of the Marburg Virus Disease in Rwanda is over after going 42 days without a new patient.

On Saturday, Pope Francis ... In 2018, Francis excoriated “the infidelity of those who betray their vocation” and “hide behind good intentions in order to stab their brothers and sisters ...