Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

The Mass also marked the Jubilee Year, launched on Christmas, with Francis noting that 'Mary is the door through which Christ ...

The pope also voiced concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in his Christmas address, labeling the situation ...

Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to ... a need for “gestures of dialogue and encounter, in order to achieve a just and lasting peace.” ...

In the quest to elevate the poor and marginalized, the Vatican is making common cause with regimes that trample those very ...

The 2025 Jubilee of Hope was officially inaugurated by Pope Francis when he opened the Holy Door of Saint Peter's Basilica on ...

Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...

Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of ... In a telegram sent to Archbishop Aymond on Jan. 2, Pope Francis said he was “deeply saddened” to learn of deaths and injuries caused ...

Pope Francis ... in his New Year’s Day homily. Speaking at St. Peter’s Basilica during Mass for the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God — which coincides with the 58th World Day of Peace ...

Pope Francis ... peace” in the world is rooted in the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer and requires a desire for change on a personal, cultural, and structural level “in order to confront ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) Christmas message and ... for "gestures of dialogue and encounter, in order to achieve a just and lasting peace." ...