A Maryland man was arrested after he disrupted two local churches' Christmas Eve services, including pouring whiskey into the holy water. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced that ...

Mary’s County said he walked into a church’s Christmas Eve midnight mass and poured whiskey into the holy water. Thomas Campbell Bolling Von Goetz, 34, of Avenue, Maryland, disrupted mass at ...

Pilgrims from around the world are passing through the open Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, which Pope Francis opened on Christmas Eve to begin the 2025 Jubilee. The pilgrimage to the Holy ...

Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, with a message of hope to inmates whom he vowed would be an important part of the 2025 jubilee year. The inauguration ...

On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces stormed the towns of Jabal al-Mukaber and Silwan in occupied Jerusalem. In addition, armed Israeli colonial settlers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year ...

Faithful take photos as they arrive to walk through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, after it was opened by Pope Francis on Christmas Eve marking the ...

Pharmac began funding continuous blood monitors (CGMs) in October. Since then, about 14,500 New Zealanders with type 1 diabetes have secured one of the devices. Photo / 123RF Technological ...

The Jubilee begins with a symbolic moment: the Pope opening the Holy Door, which this year took place on Christmas Eve. The tradition, dating back to the 15th century, sees the Pope open the Holy ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. When Pope Francis formally opens the Holy Year, he will launch a dizzying 12-month calendar of events that ...

Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopened on Sunday ahead of the inauguration of the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year, following the completion of extraordinary maintenance. The three-month renovation work ...