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

"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 ...

VATICAN— Pope Francis began 2025 with a plea for peace and the protection of human life, calling for “a firm commitment to ...

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

Reflecting on global conflicts, Francis expressed gratitude for those working toward dialogue and negotiations in war zones.

Pope Francis celebrated first vespers for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday.

A plenary indulgence is remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven.

In the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the jubilee cross that led the faithful into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels was from its dedication in 2002.

Former president dies aged 100 as humanitarian legacy celebrated by world leaders - President-elect Donald Trump and ...

Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year on Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals, ...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter served as governor of Georgia and later the 39th president of the United States ...