Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over the last few years.

The plan was to publish the pope's memoirs after his death, writes co-author Carlo Musso. But Francis decided to release the book sooner to coincide with the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year, which began on Christmas Eve. In Hope, Francis reiterates many of ...

In a Sunday television interview, Pope Francis emphasized that hope and forgiveness are at the root of the 2025 Jubilee.

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 ...

Pope Francis celebrates the First Vespers and Te Deum for the end of the year, in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 31 December 2024. (Photo by EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI /MaxPPP) Seated in a chair at ...

Catholics all over the world are observing the Jubilee Year of Hope (2025). The year was officially launched by Pope Francis through the symbolic act of opening the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Christmas Eve (December 24,

There is neither a better time nor occasion than the Jubilee Year to abolish the death penalty in the United States, especially at the state level.

While some Jewish leaders condemned the pope’s recent remarks on Israel, others believe that Catholic-Jewish relations can survive the current tension.

POPE Francis had suffered a “contusion” on his right forearm after falling at his residence that same morning, the Vatican reported on Thursday. While the arm was not fractured in the accident, it was braced “as a precautionary measure,

Pope Francis’ arm, tied up in a white sling, was visible in photos taken on the morning of Jan. 16 in the apostolic palace during his scheduled audiences.

Jubilee 2025 officially commenced on Christmas Eve when Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica saying, “This Christmas, at the beginning of the Jubilee Year, I invite

Pope Francis has warned of the “scourge of anti-semitism” in his prayer on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, noting it marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.