The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years.

In late November, during a brief audience with people involved in the sport of motorcycle racing, Pope Francis asked for ...

Further reading: Pope Francis in Corsica: Reasons behind a surprising journey Pope Francis' historic one-day visit to Ajaccio, scheduled as part of a colloquium on popular religiosity in the Medit ...

In this episode of Inside the Vatican, Colleen and Gerry examine insights from Pope Francis' forthcoming autobiography and ...

Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and ...

Pope briefly reflects on trip to Corsica In his greeting to pilgrims after his main talk, Pope Francis briefly reflected on ...

Having instituted the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly in 2021, the Holy Father is keeping true to his inaugural ...

Pope Francis became the first leader of the Catholic Church to set foot in Corsica, the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, ...

Last month, Pope Francis recognized by decree that the recovery of the Rev. Juan Manuel Gutierrez was the result of a miracle ...

According to the book, British intelligence informed Iraqi police as soon as Francis arrived in Baghdad that a woman wearing explosives was heading towards Mosul and was planning to blow herself up ...

Francis elevated him to the rank of cardinal in September 2023, and now he has accepted Bustillo's invitation to visit the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on December 15. The pope will ...

Pope Francis, on his first visit to Corsica, praised the island people's deep faith and tradition of popular piety. On ...