Pope Calls for Peace on Christmas as Church Begins Jubilee Year Celebrations
He made the remarks a day after the start of Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place every quarter century. On Tuesday evening, Francis opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica so that the first pilgrims could go through. Millions more are expected to follow over the year.
Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee and presides over Christmas Eve mass
Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope's stamina and the ability of the Eternal City to welcome them.
In his homily, Francis said the Holy Year is an opportunity to relieve the debt of poor countries and commit to protecting ...
Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday opens the 2025 Holy Year ... of sins that roughly amounts to a “get out of ...
Pope Francis in his Christmas message called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow's ...
It’s beginning to look a lot like a Jubilee, as the Vatican and Rome rush to put the final touches on preparations before ...
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Rome and the Vatican prepare to inaugurate the 2025 JubileeOver 35 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome in 2025 seeking forgiveness of sins and a chance to see the pope.
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Pope Francis Urges Global CeasefireLooking ahead, Pope Francis is set to inaugurate the Holy Year and lead Christmas celebrations at St. Peter's Basilica, ...
Pope Francis also remembered children suffering from war and hunger, the elderly living in solitude, those fleeing their ...
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