Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year.

Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, delivered the "Urbi et Orbi" Christmas message and blessing from the ...

Pope Francis emphasized that “no child is ever a mistake” during his last Angelus address before Christmas Day. “A child is a gift of life,” the Holy Father told crowds of pilgrims on ...

The pope also voiced concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in his Christmas address, labeling the situation ...

During a prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary for a “long-awaited peace for the Ukrainian and Russian peoples,” the pope said, ...

but a foiled assassination plot has enabled Pope Francis to write about the event in retrospect. "Almost everyone advised me against that trip," he wrote in his autobiography, reflecting on a 2021 ...

A previous statement by Pope Francis saying that Ukraine should show the "courage of the white flag" also sparked backlash. Matteo Bruni, a spokesperson for the Vatican, later clarified his ...

Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration that ...