Pope Francis called on Catholics to become “pilgrims of hope” in a BBC podcast on Friday, emphasizing that “hope and kindness ...

HOW providential that our first column for 2025 falls on New Year's Day. "Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, ...

At the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Dec. 29 wasn’t too early for a certain kind of New Year’s celebration.

From his wheelchair, Francis knocked a few times and the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica swung open. He was wheeled ...

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo/Lawrence Awuni Bolgatanga, Dec 30, GNA – The Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta, Bishop of the ...

Marked by solemn processions and prayers for hope in troubled times, Archbishop Bernard Hebda presided over two opening ...

Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your ...

This call to action is mirrored in the video’s narrative, where the protagonists encounter “pilgrims of hope” who offer comfort and invite them on a symbolic journey toward the Holy Door ...

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...

Rome unveiled the new-look piazza in front of the papal Archbasilica of St John Lateran on Saturday as part of works for the ...

With Hanukkah this year coming at the same time as Christmas, it is a wonderful reminder for us all—Christians and Jews— that ...