The Jubilee Year — proclaimed by Pope Francis under the theme “Pilgrims of Hope” — officially opened Dec. 24, 2024, and will continue through Jan. 6, 2026. Rome remains its ceremonial heart, but Malta offers something distinct: a pilgrimage experience rooted in local tradition and marked by contemplative encounters.

The Holy Year 2025 can have a lasting impact on the world’s poorest countries if governments and international institutions embrace a key element of the biblical concept of jubilee by forgiving, restructuring or pausing foreign debt repayments, said a report commissioned by Pope Francis.

In Catholic Poland, Corpus Christi is more than a feast — it’s a nationwide act of faith.

Traditionalist Catholics have urged Pope Leo XIV to ease his predecessor’s restrictions on the Latin Mass, insisting the move was based on misunderstandings and is hampering a Western church revival.

It’s a question often asked about Catholic chaplains serving in the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services: Are there enough of them for the estimated 250,000 Catholics — 25 percent percent of the U.S. armed forces — serving worldwide?

With a deep-rooted faith and a passion for connecting people to these holy sites, Peter Bahou’s journey from a student with a love for adventure to the driving force behind a unique travel experience is one of inspiration.

At a time when the fate of refugees and migrants is becoming increasingly uncertain, faith-based organizations in Rome say they are putting into practice their Christian values of protection and respect of human life to aid those seeking help.

The liturgical music tradition of polyphony with its blend of melodies and harmonies should lift people’s spirits as it subtly transmits a message about diversity and unity, Pope Leo XIV said.

Beginning in 1208, Jesus would use a pious, holy and humble nun, St. Juliana of Cornillon, as his instrument to take advantage of the increasing visual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and, at the same time, return the People of God to regularly receiving holy Communion. Juliana would be Christ’s source to establish the feast of Corpus Christi.

A former counselor at an Ohio Catholic high school was sentenced to prison June 10 for sexual battery of a student, with prosecutors alleging in a sentencing document she had groomed others.