Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.

Pope Francis has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick ...

Pope Francis will commence a centuries-long Catholic tradition on Christmas Eve and introduce a first-time, historical addition to the holy ritual. Starting on Dec. 24, the pontiff will open a ...

"God is present in the midst of his people, not because he dwells within four walls, but because he lives as a man among ...

The summit includes panels on the child’s right to resources, to education, to food and health care, to family, to free time, ...

In his annual Christmas message, Pope Francis urged the world to "silence the sound of arms" and find reconciliation, "even (with) our enemies." Pope Francis delivered his annual Christmas message ...

COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...

Pope Francis said the story of Jesus’ birth ... as the pontiff on Tuesday led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas. Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas of his pontificate, presided ...

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' autobiography ... sooner to coincide with the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year, which began on Christmas Eve. In Hope, Francis reiterates many of the themes of his papacy: a deep ...

The incident comes just weeks after he suffered a facial injury and battled a cold during the Christmas season. Francis spent much of the past decade as pope in relatively good health but has ...