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

Pope Francis has kicked off the 2025 Holy Year ... to relieve the debt of poor countries and commit to protecting the planet.

The Catholic Church teaches that hope is one of the three theological virtues — along with faith and charity — which God ...

The Cuban government announced that it would release hundreds of political prisoners, citing inspiration from Pope Francis' ...

In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to be “messengers of hope” in the jubilee year by saying ...

Pope Boniface VII called the first Holy ... roughly amounts to a “get out of Purgatory free” card. Francis declared a special Jubilee in 2015-2016 dedicated to mercy and the next one is ...

Pope Francis had a busy schedule, holding a new weekly general audience, being awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom ...

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

In Pope Francis' autobiography Hope he reiterates themes of his papacy like hatred of war and unchecked capitalism, and a ...

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

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

Taking up the spirit of the recently inaugurated Holy Year 2025, the Cuban government has announced the release of 553 people ...