29 Roman Catholic cardinals gathered in the Vatican’s Consistory Hall to tender greetings to His Holiness Pope Pius XI, to hear his reply which would go to the world as a Christmas message next day.

“BREAKING: Pope to Open 5 Sacred Portals on Christmas ... Pope Paul II made it every 25 years. There have also been “extraordinary” Holy Years: for example, in 1933 Pope Pius XI chose ...

Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas of his pontificate ... A call for direct debt cancellation made by the late Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee year in 2000 sparked a campaign that ...