The Archbishop of Tomis, Teodosie, officiated the service of the Great Blessing of the Water on Monday, December 5, blessing ...

Rome’s relationship with Jubilees dates to 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII inaugurated the first Holy Year in what historians ...

COMMENTARY: The unity of Jesus’ disciples will be the greatest testimony of the truth of Christ’s coming and ongoing presence ...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Monday gave a final accounting of its 2025 Holy Year, saying more than 33 million pilgrims had participated and that the only real dispute with the city of Rome ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, bringing the ordinary holy year to an end — a time of ...

Beginning on 6 January, Pope Leo XIV has made use of a new pastoral staff which, as explained by the Office for the ...

"The blessed Apostles, then, founded and built up the church in Rome. They committed the office of bishop into the hands of Linus. Of this, Linus, Paul makes mention in the Epistles to Timothy. To him ...

The Solemnity of the Epiphany affords Christians the opportunity to continue our celebration of the Christmas season.

In his opening address on the afternoon of Jan. 7 to some 170 members of the College of Cardinals who attended the consistory ...

COMMENTARY: The famous phrase from Pope St. Paul VI is widely invoked in discussions about the Catholic Church. But what did ...