Pope Francis celebrated first vespers for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday.

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...

On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholics will also mark the feast ...

"I wanted the second Holy Door to be the one here, at a prison," Francis told the inmates. "I wanted all of us, inside or out ...

The life of the church in 2024 was defined as much by what did not happen, as by what did. The most important thing that did ...

“A congregation, including many non-Catholics, completely filled St. Joseph’s church at midnight, Christmas Eve, when the impressive Christmas mass was celebrated, with Father Clement ...

It's a second century pagan temple, underneath a fourth-century church, which is underneath a 12th-century church. Enter the 12th-century church from the street level, take stairs down to the ...

Rome prepares for Jubilee 2025, a Holy Year emphasizing reconciliation and restoring relationships with God. Expect an influx ...

Writing from Rome, Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach ... of an extraordinary gift of God's grace to the Church", he wrote. Fr Kolvenbach called the college's early Jesuit directors, Fr Edmund Lester SJ and ...

Pope Francis is bringing his Holy Year to Rome’s main prison. Francis traveled to Rebibbia prison on a frigid morning.

Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend on Rome for a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations ...