As millions of pilgrims prepare to cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis called on individuals, ...

The Christmas spirit in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, was festive yet overshadowed on Christmas Eve by the grim ...

A Nativity scene is displayed in the Church of the Nativity, on Christmas Eve, in Bethlehem, West Bank, Dec. 24, 2023. (OSV ...

Celebrating Christmas Mass after opening the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus fills Christians with hope ...

In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, launching what he called a "Jubilee ...

A Christmas tree was reportedly set ablaze in a Christian-majority town in Syria, prompting protests in the war-torn nation.

The papal point man for charity, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, opened a soup kitchen in Fastiv, in Ukraine's Kyiv region, Dec.

Speaking just hours after his wartime Christmas visit to Gaza City Holy Family Parish, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ...

Leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer from inside the chapel of his residence because of a cold, Pope Francis ...

The University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, is launching a new early childhood center to care for the young children of ...

Days after speaking with Pope Francis, President Joe Biden announced Dec. 23 that he would commute most existing federal ...

JERUSALEM (OSV News) -- "You have become the light of our Church in the entire world," Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa told ...