Pope Francis’ 2024: Turning 88, praying for peace, presiding over synod
In late November, during a brief audience with people involved in the sport of motorcycle racing, Pope Francis asked for prayers, joking that "my work is very accelerated, and my bike has aged and doesn't work properly!
Pope Francis’ Christmas Message Calls for Peace Amid War
Pope Francis called for cease-fires for the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East during his Christmas message in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City.
Pope Francis launches Jubilee 2025 with opening of Holy Door
The 88-year-old Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025.
Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome’s patience
Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year.
Pope Francis Launches Jubilee Year As Rome Braces For Millions Of Pilgrims
Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend on Rome for a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations throughout 2025. Here are the highlights.
Pope calls for 'arms to be silenced' in Christmas appeal
Pope Francis called for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address on Wednesday, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced
Pope Francis kicks off year-long Jubilee
Pope Francis has kicked off the 2025 Holy Year, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope’s stamina and the ability of the Eternal City to welcome them.
Vatican advances beatification process for Belgian king who abdicated rather than approve abortion
The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified.
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Vatican Officially Opens Beatification Process for Late Belgian King Baudouin
Remembered as a humble leader and a defender of the most vulnerable, especially unborn children, St. John Paul II described ...
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ROME — The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified ...
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Special report: Inside the prison as Pope Francis opens the Jubilee Holy Door
The intimate Mass led by Pope Francis marked a historic moment — the first opening of a jubilee Holy Door within a prison.
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Vatican advances beatification process for Belgium's king who abdicated rather than approve abortion
The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified for having abdicated for a day rather than approve legislation to legalize ...
Pope brings Holy Year and a message of hope to Rome's main prison
ROME -- Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century ...
Pope shares Christmas message, marking start of the 2025 Holy Year for Catholics worldwide
Pilgrims lined up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks the ...
On This Day: U.S. begins longest government shutdown
On Dec. 22, 2018, the U.S. government began a record 35-day partial shutdown after the Senate was unable to agree on a ...