The presentation of Jesus in the temple of Jerusalem shows that God's closeness to humanity is not confined to a place of ...

The world’s smallest nation has an outsized history as the seat of the Catholic Church, and an incredible collection of art ...

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

Diocese of Ogdensburg Bishop Terry R. LaValley designates 11 pilgrimage sites during the Ordinary Jubilee 2025.

The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years.

The Vatican bank fired a newlywed couple, with three young children between them, after a new internal bank regulation went into effect barring workplace marriages.

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

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 ...

Christian hope, as Pope Francis understands it, reminds us that a better and more just world is within our grasp.

Pope Francis has fallen and hurt his arm ... He was the subject of intense speculation before Christmas when he attended a church ceremony with a prominent injury on his face.

Pope Francis has increasingly shown his age in recent years, as he now almost always uses a wheelchair to move around and has occasional problems with breathlessness. At Christmas Eve Mass in St ...