The decision struck many Vatican observers as an odd choice for an institution that usually tries to select conciliatory ...

The historic sailing ship Amerigo Vespucci, flying the flag of the Italian navy, has been granted the status of a Holy Year ...

In a statement released Jan. 16 by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land said they ...

Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first of a series of major baths ...

JERUSALEM — Hope, the theme chosen by Pope Francis for Jubilee 2025, is in short supply in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza right now, but is needed more than ever, local Catholic leaders say. While few ...

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, a once-in-144-year spiritual gathering, commenced on January 13. The congregation is ...

Pope Francis launches a Jubilee of Hope with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, symbolizing reconciliation ...

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has ...

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Pope Francis appointed Robert McElroy as the new archbishop of Washington, D.C., in a blatant act of opposition to ...

Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Claire Giangravé from the Religion News Service about the tradition.