2025 Jubilee
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A visual tour of the Holy Doors Pope Francis will open for the 2025 Jubilee
The rite of opening the Holy Doors of the main basilicas of Rome to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee Year is... Read more
PHOTOS: Christmas in Rome as first Jubilee pilgrims arrive in Eternal City
Pope Francis will open five jubilee Holy Doors in the Christmas season between Dec. 24 and Jan. 6. Read more
U.S. bishops designate National Shrine as Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage site
For pilgrims who can’t travel to Rome, the bishops are expected to designate important local shrines and pilgrimage sites as... Read more
Organizers and supporters reluctant to discuss planned LGBT jubilee day in Rome
The Vatican’s jubilee organizers say they are neither supporting nor opposing the event while the figures behind it are declining... Read more
World leaders must broker Christmas peace, Pope Francis urges during Angelus
The pope also encouraged everyone to “open our hearts and minds to the Lord Jesus, born of Mary Immaculate” as... Read more
Traditional rite to demolish wall protecting Holy Door held at St. Peter’s Basilica
The ceremony is a traditional one to verify and ascertain that the Holy Door, closed during the last holy year,... Read more
This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of December
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of December is for pilgrims of hope. Read more
Vatican to point live webcam at St. Peter’s tomb, publish monthly magazine
The Vatican on Monday publicized further initiatives undertaken by St. Peter’s Basilica in light of the 2025 Jubilee Year —... Read more
Carlo Acutis film gains backing from National Eucharistic Congress, McGrath Institute
The National Eucharistic Congress and the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame are partnering with... Read more
‘Hope Never Disappoints’ is Holy Father’s new book for 2025 Jubilee Year
Published ahead of the 2025 Jubilee Year, “Hope Never Disappoints: Pilgrims Toward a Better World” focuses on the pope’s views... Read more
Honoring the ‘saints next door’: Pope Francis calls for annual celebration of local holy men and women
In a letter released by the Vatican, the pope designated Nov. 9 as a day to honor these figures of... Read more
U.S. nuncio: Bishops must foster missionary zeal
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Holy See’s U.S. ambassador, delivered his remarks Nov. 12 at the opening of the bishops’ annual... Read more
Vatican opens visitor center for St. Peter’s Basilica
The space, inaugurated Oct. 31, is intended to provide practical, artistic, and spiritual information to visitors of the Vatican basilica. Read more
Vatican’s anime-style mascot Luce goes viral on internet with Catholic memes, fan art
The Vatican introduced an anime-style mascot named Luce to represent Catholic pilgrims in the 2025 Jubilee year on Monday, Oct.... Read more
Vatican says five Holy Doors will be opened during 2025 Jubilee, including at a prison
The Jubilee of Hope will take place from Dec. 24, 2024 — Christmas Eve — to Jan. 6, 2026, the... Read more
‘Open the doors’ of the Church, Pope Francis implores on solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
The pope addressed thousands gathered within St. Peter’s Basilica amid renovation projects in preparation for the upcoming 2025 Jubilee Year... Read more
Workers discover human skeleton during Jubilee construction dig in Rome
The skeleton was unearthed during excavations to create an underground motorway that will create a pedestrian-only road to St. Peter’s... Read more
Pilgrims of hope amid crisis: Archbishop Fisichella on the 2025 Jubilee
Archbishop Rino Fisichella is the pro-prefect for the Section of New Evangelization of the Dicastery for Evangelization. Read more
Here’s how the city of Rome is preparing for the 2025 Jubilee Year
Approximately 358 planned projects in the Lazio region, where Rome is located, are underway in preparation for the 2025 Jubilee... Read more
Pope Francis announces Year of Prayer to prepare for 2025 Jubilee
In his Angelus address, the pope said that a Year of Prayer starting Jan. 21 will be “a year dedicated... Read more
