In his homily, Francis said the Holy Year is an opportunity to relieve the debt of poor countries and commit to protecting ...
On Christmas Eve in 2024 Pope Francis opened the first Holy Door. One TikToker thinks he heard the screams of a kid possibly ...
Does the Holy See possess one of the world’s best intelligence services, and has it always been so? Every week, La Croix’s ...
Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals to ...
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 ...