Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the ...

ROME — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and ...

Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on Dec. 19, according to Italy’s foreign ministry, but her arrest was only made public on ...

Pope Francis has long made prison ministry an important part of his priestly vocation and has visited Rebibbia often since ...

"I wanted all of us, inside or out, to have an opportunity to throw open the doors of our hearts and understand that hope ...

Seated in his wheelchair in front of the church door, Pope Francis prayed: "In the joy of Christmas, let us welcome the call ...

Pope Francis, marking the Holy Year of the Catholic Church on Thursday, opened the symbolic Holy Door at a prison in Rome, ...

On December 26, Francis will become the first pope to open a holy door in a prison when he travels to Rome’s Rebibbia detention facility. The Vatican is also planning special events with an ...

Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving ...

Lavrov says 9:25 AM UTC · Updated ago Europecategory Pope opens special 'Holy Door' for Catholic Jubilee at Rome prison 9:15 AM UTC · Updated ago Russia sees no point in a weak ceasefire to ...