The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who ...

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

Pope Francis on Tuesday opens the 2025 Holy Year. It kicks off a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw ...

Though Hanukkah doesn't start until sundown of Dec. 25 this year, the day marks only the second time this century that the ...

The New Orleans Keep Christ in Christmas Committee has placed 59 billboards throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

A historic secret passage connecting the Vatican with Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo has reopened to the public on Monday. View on ...

Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of ...

Image: Oisin Smyth celebrates after putting St Mirren ahead against Rangers Clement and Vaclav Cerny were booked by Dickinson soon afterwards for complaining too long about St Mirren's Marcus ...

From his wheelchair, Francis knocked a few times and the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica swung open. He was wheeled across the threshold as bells tolled across Rome and the choir inside ...

The short answer is, a Jubilee Year is a special year of grace and reconciliation. Today, the Catholic Church celebrates a ...

Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on ...