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

The presence of the Lord always gives us this grace of not fearing,” the Holy Father said at his Jan. 22 general audience at ...

The Catholic Church teaches that hope is one of the three theological virtues — along with faith and charity — which God ...

For the pope the Jubilee is an invitation to renew hope, especially in times of trial. We are to make our own the sentence ...

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

The Pontifical Swiss Guard, founded in 1506 by Pope Julius II, is among the oldest active military units in continuous ...

Francis is also in a unique position, in that he follows two popes who had a more conservative view of what Vatican II represented. In Catholic theological terms, St. Pope John Paul II and Benedict ...

The Cuban government announced that it would release hundreds of political prisoners, citing inspiration from Pope Francis' ...

Pope Francis kicked off the first Saturday jubilee audience of 2025 by urging pilgrims to embrace hope as a divine strength that enables new beginnings, drawing inspiration from St. John the Baptist.

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Pope Francis meets with pilgrims and faithful participating into the 2025 jubilee in the Paul VI ...

Pope Francis had a busy schedule, holding a new weekly general audience, being awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom ...

The plan was to publish the pope's memoirs after his death, writes co-author Carlo Musso. But Francis decided to release the ...