In 2024, Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before — ...

Rome has shifted into high gear for the opening of Jubilee 2025, a blockbuster year-long celebration in the Catholic world ...

In 2024, Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before — ...

The 88-year-old pontiff opened the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pope Francis will open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in front of 30,000 people and a live TV ...

Pope Francis will mark Christmas Eve on Tuesday with a special ceremony launching Jubilee 2025, a year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.

The Catholic Church has declared a North Texas order of nuns "extinct" after conflict including accusations that a nun broke ...

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the ...

The Foreign Office has updated its guidance for those looking to travel to Belgium, with tourists warned that pickpocketing ...

A certain aura of carpe diem permeates the air when it comes to solo travel, and if you are a history buff, a fashion ...

To the faithful who go on pilgrimage to Rome, the Pope grants a special 'indulgence' or remission of their sins.

A Liverpool man whose debilitating injuries mysteriously vanished in 1923 experienced a "miracle", the Archbishop of Liverpool confirmed this week. John "Jack" Traynor, who was injured while ...