Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message urges everyone to find courage ‘to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions’ plaguing the world. Dec. 25, 2024 “One of the things ...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Pope Francis leaves at the end of the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter’s Square the Vatican, ...

After a moment of prayer, he was wheeled through the door and into the basilica — the first of millions of faithful expected to do the same over the next year. On Christmas Day, Francis renewed ...

Pope Francis launches a Jubilee of Hope with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, symbolizing reconciliation ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday ... and Jesus and Virgin Mary as well as written prayers in every corner. “I only wish for peace,” she ...

Swiss guards line up on Wednesday, December 25, as Pope Francis delivered his traditional Christmas speech at the Vatican ... of the pontiff who decided to lead last Sunday’s Angelus prayer from ...

Warning of “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war,” Pope Francis called for “the diplomacy of hope” in his address ...

ROME — Pope Francis inaugurated ... “The first Holy Door I opened at Christmas in St. Peter’s. I wanted the second one to be here, in a prison,” Francis told the Rebibbia inmates before ...

Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation” to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where ... who decided to lead last Sunday’s Angelus prayer from inside his residence in ...

Pope Brings Holy Year and Prayers for Better ... "The first Holy Door I opened at Christmas in St. Peter's. I wanted the second one to be here, in a prison," Francis told the inmates before ...

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his ... St. Peter’s Basilica two nights earlier on Christmas Eve. The opening of the Holy Door at ...