A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here’s what you need to know
Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to ...
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Pope launches 2025 Jubilee Year with opening of Holy Doors
The pope opened the Jubilee Holy Doors praying that the Holy Spirit would soften hearts so that "enemies may speak to each ...
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Holy Year: Papal festivities expected to aggravate housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans
Rome’s relationship with Jubilees dates to 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII inaugurated the first Holy Year in what historians ...
Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopens after renovation work in time for the Jubilee Holy Year
Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain has reopened ahead of the inauguration of the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year, following the completion ...
Jubilee 2025: Rome expects more than 30 million pilgrims during Holy Year
To the faithful who go on pilgrimage to Rome, the Pope grants a special 'indulgence' or remission of their sins. View on ...
Pope Francis Kicks off a Yearlong Jubilee That Will Test His Stamina and Rome's Patience
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 ...
Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door as Christmas marks start of the 2025 Holy Year
Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, ...
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Pope calls for nations to overcome divisions in Christmas address as communities celebrate worldwide
Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of ...