Pope Calls for Peace on Christmas as Church Begins Jubilee Year Celebrations
He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...
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Pope calls for Gaza hostage release, debt relief in Christmas message
Prior to offering his blessing "urbi et orbi," Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine, the Holy Land, Lebanon and Syria, and in ...
Pope calls for nations to overcome divisions in Christmas address as communities celebrate worldwide
Pilgrims are lining up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks ...
Pope urges ‘all people of all nations’ to silence arms and overcome divisions in Christmas address
The pope invoked the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, which he opened on Christmas Eve to launch the 2025 Jubilee, as ...
In Christmas message, Pope Francis criticizes gossip among Vatican staff
Pope Francis has told Vatican bureaucrats to stop speaking ill of one another, calling gossip "an evil that destroys social ...
Pope Francis delivers Christmas message, calls for 'silence of arms'
Christmas message, Pope Francis urged the world to “silence the sound of arms" and find reconciliation, “even (with) our ...
Pope brings Holy Year and prayers for better future to Rome prison
Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration that ...