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

On the feast of the Holy Family, Cardinal Baldassare Reina opened the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, the ...

As the Pope left the Rebibbia prison, he stopped to greet the 300 inmates and staff who had waited outside of the crowded ...

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

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

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

Pope Francis visited Rome's Rebibbia prison on December 26, marking a historic moment by opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, dedicated to hope. This is the first time a pope ...

The Vatican said the opening of the "Holy Door" at Rome's Rebibbia prison was the first time such a door had been opened by a pope at a prison since the start of the Jubilee year tradition by Pope ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main ... knocked on the door to the chapel at Rebibbia prison and walked across the threshold, reenacting the gesture he performed ...