Over 35 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome in 2025 seeking forgiveness of sins and a chance to see the pope.

The Holy Father recalled the popularity of the sport in rural villages in the past and its tendency to help foster a sense of ...

Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to ...

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

Rome has completed the most ambitious of thousands of construction works that have disrupted daily life in the Eternal City ...

Rome has shifted into high gear for the opening of Jubilee 2025, a blockbuster year-long celebration in the Catholic world ...

One of the catholic church’s holiest sites has been preparing for an influx of millions of visitors in 2025, when Rome and ...

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

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