The Vatican is set to open five sacred portals starting on Christmas Eve to mark a year of forgiveness, during which people ...

Opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis inaugurates a jubilee year expected to draw 32 ...

The Rome Jubilee will officially begin on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024, and conclude on the Epiphany (‘La Befana’ in Italy), January 6, 2026. This year's Jubilee is titled the Jubilee of Hope, ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like a Jubilee, as the Vatican and Rome rush to put the final touches on preparations before ...

Pope Francis will mark Christmas Eve on Tuesday with a special ceremony launching Jubilee 2025, a year of Catholic ...

Italy. (CNS photo/Justin McLellan) Bishops in the U.S. and Canada are exhorting the faithful to embrace the virtue of hope ...

Over 35 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome in 2025 seeking forgiveness of sins and a chance to see the pope.

Here are the most popular Christmas destinations for American travelers this holiday season, from Athens to Tokyo.

Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to ...

Rome has completed the most ambitious of thousands of construction works that have disrupted daily life in the Eternal City ...

During the first days of the 2025 Jubilee, all attention will understandably be focused on the opening of the Holy Doors in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Italy next month to meet with Pope Francis and top Italian officials for ...