According to the Vatican, the tradition began in 1300 when Pope Boniface VII announced the first Jubilee. Later, Jubilees ...

When Pope Francis formally opens the Holy Year, he will launch a dizzying 12-month calendar of events that include special ...

The claim stems from the celebration of the 2025 Jubilee, a Roman Catholic tradition that happens every 25 years.

Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before. Pope Francis ...

The rite of opening the Holy Doors of the main basilicas of Rome to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee Year is perhaps one of the ...

Pope Francis, turning 88 and recovering from a cold, will lead Sunday's Angelus prayer from his residence as a precaution.

Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday prayer ahead of Christmas celebrations, condemning ...

Pope Francis, battling a cold, will deliver his Sunday blessing from indoors as he prepares for a demanding Christmas and the ...

Pope Francis, who has just turned 88 and has been suffering from a heavy cold, will lead the regular Sunday Angelus prayer ...

Pope Francis has told Vatican bureaucrats to stop speaking ill of one another, calling gossip "an evil that destroys social ...

Through his lineage to David, Jesus is destined to be the Messiah of Israel, but because he is also descended from Abraham ...

When Pope Francis left the Vatican earlier this month ... He has a lot to do” — but to nevertheless welcome the upcoming Jubilee as a time of spiritual repair and renewal.