The pope’s wheelchair came to a stop before the small Holy Door, typically sealed, in the grand St. Peter’s Basilica. According to tradition and a ritual largely unchanged since the 1500s, the ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in January, likely the president's final international trip just days before he leaves the Oval Office, the White House announced on ...

The Jubilee, also known as the Holy Year, has begun with visitors flocking to Rome, the Vatican City and across Italy. Pope Francis kicked off the event while opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's ...

Your device does not support the audio. LADUE, Mo. – For the third straight season, the Edwardsville Tigers took the trip across the Mississippi to take part in the Don Maurer Holiday ...

Pope Francis delivered a Christmas message Wednesday that renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas, while also urging talks between ...

Pope Francis on Christmas Day delivered the traditional urbi et orbi address and blessing in Vatican City, inviting all individuals and nations to “silence the sound of arms and overcome ...

VATICAN CITY-Pope Francis opened the “Holy Door” of St Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve on Dec 24, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million ...

Dec. 24 (UPI) --The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" at the Vatican on Christmas Eve in traditional ceremonies before addressing thousands of Catholic ...

(CBS DETROIT) — A 22-year-old Howell man was killed after he was struck by a pickup truck while riding a bicycle overnight Monday. The Howell man was riding his bicycle home from his job around ...

ST. CHARLES COUNTY — The Francis Howell School District, hit last week with back-to-back headline-grabbing events, could face even more change this spring. Last Monday, Superintendent Kenneth ...

Hope lives, Francis reminded the faithful on Christmas Eve, as he spoke of the blessed arrival of the Christ Child and the start of the Jubilee. Pope Francis carries the statue of the Child Jesus ...

Pope Francis said the story of Jesus’ birth as a poor carpenter’s son should instill hope that all people can make an impact on the world, as the pontiff on Tuesday led the world’s Roman ...