The Vatican has detailed how to obtain plenary indulgences — removing temporal punishment for sin through Christ’s merits — ...

"I therefore encourage the rulers of countries with a Christian tradition to set a good example by cancelling or reducing as ...

Visitor numbers to Rome are expected to double to about 60 million during the year — on the theme “ Pilgrims of Hope” — and ...

"May we learn to care for every child born of a woman, above all by protecting, like Mary, the precious gift of life: life in ...

"Let us offer our prayer to the Father so that, like Mary, we may be pilgrims of hope who bring Christ into the world." ...

In his first homily of the year, January 1, Pope Francis warned against the resurgence of certain heresies. He emphasized ...

As he addressed the faithful in a new year's mass, Pope Francis called on wealthy nations to cancel or decrease the debts of ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A week after inaugurating the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis gave thanks for all the work that went ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...

The Vatican is getting down with the kids for its Jubilee 2025 celebrations by launching a new anime-style mascot for ...

His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Wednesday, advocated debt forgiveness for poor countries to enable the internationally ...