Bishop Frederik Hansen, who selected Lex tua veritas — “Your law is truth” — as his episcopal motto, succeeds Bishop Bernt ...

PBS host Kathy McCabe provides tips and restaurant suggestions for visitors to Rome during the Jubilee of 2025 and suggests ...

The Pontifical Swiss Guard, founded in 1506 by Pope Julius II, is among the oldest active military units in continuous ...

Italy expects 35 million pilgrims to visit Rome during the Catholic Church’s current “Holy Year” or “Jubilee” that runs through January 6, 2026. In modern times, Holy Years usually occur in 25-year ...

As the Jubilee year kicks off in Rome, more than half a million visitors have flocked to the Vatican to walk through the Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica. CNN’s Antonia Mortensen brings you to the ...

Among the traditional religious activities that can earn one an indulgence — such as pilgrimage to holy sites, acts of ...

Italian farmers brought their animals to the Vatican on Friday to be blessed by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti on the feast of St.

During the Holy Year 2025, which is centered on proclaiming a message of hope, Pope Francis told future priests to let hope ...

Pope Francis welcomed a group of children and young people from the Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted People in ...

Cuba started releasing some prisoners Wednesday as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden's ...

Jubilees are typically celebrated every 25 years in the Catholic Church. Here's why, including tips on where to stay, what to ...