In an amusing branding move, the Vatican debuted an anime-style cartoon mascot named Luce to mixed reactions online.

What has been these artists’ experience, and how has their art resonated with the young people who make up their audience?

Pope Francis, the first “pilgrim of hope” to cross the Holy Door’s threshold, inaugurated the 2025 Jubilee Year by opening... Read more Pilgrims who visit Rome during the jubilee, a holy year ...

In this episode of , Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss the 2025 Jubilee Year, beginning on Christmas Eve 2024 and ...

Reflecting on the Prologue of John’s Gospel, the Pope reminded the faithful that Jesus, the Word Incarnate, is ‘the light ...

The Jubilee will officially begin tonight, with the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica. An estimated 32 million ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis ... continued and is an important element in Holy Year pilgrimages. According to the norms issued for the 2025 Jubilee, Catholics can obtain an indulgence if they ...

Some estimates suggest that the event will double the tourism figures for the Eternal City, which last year ... the Vatican, and last did so in 2017. Other art events for the Jubilee include ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday opens the 2025 Holy Year, kicking off a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome and test the pope's stamina ...

Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend on Rome for a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations ...

Pope Francis is preparing to unbrick and open five ‘sacred portals’ symbolising the doorway to salvation. The doors are only ...

Tourists visiting Rome’s Trevi Fountain this week were clearly disheartened. The spectacular Baroque masterpiece, completed in 1762 and made famous in modern culture by its backdrop roles in ...