Pope Francis will open the Holy Year of the Catholic Church in St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday evening. In a solemn ceremony on Christmas Eve, the 88-year-old pontiff will open the Holy Door, which is ...
CHICAGO — Chicago’s Catholic community is joining those around the world mourning the loss of Pope Francis. Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, died Monday at the age of 88. People gathered at ...
Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, just days before a planned Holy Year pilgrimage of ...