It came as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that is expected to bring some 32 million Catholic faithful to Rome. "I invite every individual, and all people of all nations ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday ... coincided with the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that he dedicated to hope, Francis called ...

This year's main Christmas tree for the Vatican festivities has been selected ... overcoming the darkness of sin. However, these traditions are being reconsidered in the face of modern ecological ...

By now Francis' annual Christmas address to the ... and Francis has a dizzying calendar of events to minister to them. After addressing the Vatican prelates, Francis issued a less critical address ...

The Vatican has been putting Christmas trees in St. Peter’s Square ... to talk about fighting climate change and then perpetuate traditions like this, which require the elimination of such ...

Faithful walk through the Holy Door of St.Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican ... which sets Christmas on Dec. 25. German celebrations were darkened by a car attack on a Christmas market in ...

Pope Francis to lead Christmas mass at St Peter's Basilica Pope Francis is set to open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican to launch Jubilee 2025, a year of events that is ...

Vatican and Italian bands played the Italian ... The opening of the Holy Door and Christmas celebrations kick off what will be a challenging year for Francis, who turned 88 this month and now ...

On Christmas Day, Pope Francis will give his traditional blessing from the balcony of St Peter’s Square, broadcast live to the world. Prior to 1985, it was only given to people in the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY-Pope Francis opened the “Holy Door” of St Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve on Dec 24, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday ... coincided with the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that he dedicated to hope, Francis called ...