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Pilgrims who want to walk through the Holy Doors at St. Peter's Basilica during the Holy Year of Mercy will soon be able to reserve a spot on the Vatican's website.

Through the Holy Door: Vatican to have pilgrim reservation system

VATICAN CITY - Drawing on the experience of the public exposition of the Shroud of Turin, Vatican officials are adopting a reservation system for pilgrims who want to cross the threshold of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica during the Year of Mercy.

Pope Francis is handed a sign urging dialogue about the ownership of the Falkland Islands.

Pope Francis causes stir in Argentina with sign urging Falkland Islands dialogue

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis was unwittingly thrust into the centre of a long-running diplomatic dispute between Argentina and the U.K. after holding a sign calling for dialogue over the Falkland Islands.

Pope Francis poses for a photo with Argentine youths during his weekly audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 19.

Pope Francis: Unemployment ‘damages the spirit’

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis reflected on the “serious social damage” caused by unemployment and praised governments for their efforts to create jobs Aug. 19.

Archbishop Bernardito Auza said everyone wants to see the Pope because of the interest in the Laudato Si’ encyclical. In this photo, a man makes a selfie as Pope Francis blesses a pilgrim during the pontiffs weekly audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 12.

Vatican UN representative reports high interest in papal visit, Laudato Si'

VATICAN CITY - Requests for copies of Pope Francis' environmental encyclical and the demand for tickets to see him at the United Nations indicate enthusiasm and expectations for Pope Francis' visit are running high, said the Vatican representative.

In a telephone interview with an Argentinian radio station, Pope Francis said taking care of the environment includes taking care of other human beings and families.

Care for creation, care for each other, Pope says in radio interview

VATICAN CITY - Caring for all of creation includes paying particular attention to the needs of young people and the aged, Pope Francis told the audience of a Catholic radio station in Argentina.

Pope Francis smiles as he greets a young woman during a special audience with members of the Eucharistic Youth Movement in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 7.

Pope talks to youths about discernment, grandparents, Eucharist

VATICAN CITY - Following Jesus and doing the right thing gives believers a sense of peace, but sometimes "it comes wrapped in the cross," Pope Francis told a group of teenagers and young adults.

Pope Francis waves as he arrives to attend an audience with some 9,000 altar servers in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 4.

Church must welcome divorced, remarried Catholics, Pope says

Speaking out on one of the most contentious issues of his papacy, Pope Francis issued a powerful call for the Church to embrace Catholics who have divorced and remarried, telling a gathering at the Vatican Aug. 5 that such couples “are not excommunicated, and they absolutely must not be treated that way.”

Pope Francis hears confession during a penitential liturgy in early March in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. During his Aug. 2 Angelus, Pope Francis told people not to be afraid or ashamed to go to confession.

Don’t be afraid or ashamed to go to confession, Pope says

VATICAN CITY - Trusting in God's infinite mercy, people should not be afraid or embarrassed to go to confession, Pope Francis said.

"There are people who are afraid to go to confession, forgetting that they will not encounter a severe judge there, but the immensely merciful Father," Pope Francis told thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square Aug. 2 for the midday recitation of the Angelus prayer.

Pope Francis drinks mate, the traditional Argentine herbal tea, as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 27, 2014. The tea was presented by someone in the crowd. In Argentina, drinking mate is a social event and helps to lower cholesterol.

The Pope's 'staycation': Correspondence, trip preparation fill his days

VATICAN CITY - Returning to the Vatican in the midst of a heat wave after an eight-day, three-country trip to South America, Pope Francis took the kind of vacation he said he prefers: what has become known as a "staycation."

A woman buys a copy of Italian newspaper La Repubblica in Rome October 22, 2009.

Vatican bans La Repubblica journalist from travelling with Pope

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has banned an Italian journalist from the papal plane during Pope Francis’ trip to the United States as punishment for his newspaper’s role in breaching the embargo on the pontiff’s hotly anticipated encyclical.

Pope Francis addresses mayors from around the world at a workshop on climate change and human trafficking in the synod hall at the Vatican July 21. Local government leaders were invited by the pontifical academies of sciences and social sciences to sign a declaration recognizing that climate change and extreme poverty are influenced by human activity. Also pictured is Cardinal Francesco Montenegro of Agrigento, Italy.

Mayors discuss ways to promote equality, environmental protection

VATICAN CITY - Many of the mayors who met July 21 with Pope Francis stayed at the Vatican for a second day of discussions focused on city planning that promotes economic growth, equality and environmental protection simultaneously.

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