There is neither a better time nor occasion than the Jubilee Year to abolish the death penalty in the United States, ...

In fact, the only other Holy Door that Francis will personally open this year is located at the chapel of Rome’s Rebibbia prison, to draw attention to the need to give prisoners in particular ...

In a Sunday television interview, Pope Francis emphasized that hope and forgiveness are at the root of the 2025 Jubilee.

Taking up the spirit of the recently inaugurated Holy Year 2025, the Cuban government has announced the release of 553 people ...

The Cuban government announced that it would release hundreds of political prisoners, citing inspiration from Pope Francis' ...

Prisoners released in the spirit of Holy Year 2025, with the U.S. easing restrictions, signaling steps toward reconciliation ...

At Rebibbia, however, the Bishop of Rome found the energy to rise ... toward the black door of the prison church he had visited multiple times before. He mustered the strength to strike it ...

She said she had read that Italy had arrested an Iranian engineer three days earlier at the request of the United States. The ...

The son and brother of slain Marcy inmate Robert Brooks are expected to announce a civil rights lawsuit at today’s press ...

Pope Francis has officially opened the Jubilee of Hope, which will see millions of pilgrims and tourist visiting the capital ...

Died 235 A.D. Martyr of Rome, with Concordia and other companions, he is a controversial figure who censured Pope St. Callistus I. Hippolytus was slain in Sardinia where he had been exiled for ...

Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prays will be undertaken ...