Tag: Holy Year
Vatican officials say tourism must respect and care for creation: ‘True...
VATICAN CITY -- During the Holy Year, the Vatican is calling for those involved in tourism to make Christian hope concrete by investing in...
Pope Francis celebrates 12th anniversary of papacy with cake at Rome’s...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis spent the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy undergoing physiotherapy at Rome's Gemelli hospital, but he was...
Pope Francis says the Catholic Church must be an ‘open church’...
VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church must create spaces where marginalized individuals -- including young people, the elderly and those with disabilities -- can...
In a troubled world full of darkness, Pope Francis says Jesus...
VATICAN CITY -- In a troubled world, the birth of Christ reveals God's unwavering determination to draw all people to himself and illuminate even...
The Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica sees more than half...
VATICAN CITY -- More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two...
Change of heart key to Holy Year indulgence, Latin patriarch says...
NAZARETH, Israel -- An indulgence granted during the Jubilee Year is not just an occasion to "get something" but rather is a sign of...
Preparations under way for the opening of the Holy Door in...
VATICAN CITY -- Hours after the last visitors and pilgrims left St. Peter's Basilica for the day, a chisel clanged and dust flew as...