In an amusing branding move, the Vatican debuted an anime-style cartoon mascot named Luce to mixed reactions online.

Pilgrims who visit Rome during the jubilee, a holy year celebrated every 25 years, will have the opportunity to receive a plenary indulgence by passing through the doors.

(RNS) — The hope of a new year is here as the Catholic Church enters the 2025 Jubilee, a yearlong period of forgiveness and mercy whose theme is taken from Romans 5: “Hope does not disappoint.” The ...

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

EDITORIAL: Whether you travel to Rome or participate locally during the special celebration, God’s grace still flows to the ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory offers a prayer at the beginning of the Opening of the Jubilee Year Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the ...