Jubilee Year, Pope Francis and Rome

Pope Francis Launches Jubilee Year As Rome Braces For Millions Of Pilgrims
Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend on Rome for a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations throughout 2025. Here are the highlights.
Pope marks start of Vatican’s Jubilee Year at Rome’s main prison
Pope Francis urged inmates to never give up hope as he inaugurated the Vatican’s Jubilee Year at the high-security Rebibbia prison on the outskirts of Rome on Thursday.
Pope launches 2025 Jubilee Year with opening of Holy Door
The pope opened the Jubilee Holy Doors praying that the Holy Spirit would soften hearts so that "enemies may speak to each other again."
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis launches holy Jubilee year
Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome. Pope Francis then presided over the Christmas Eve mass in St Peter's,
Pope opens special 'Holy Door' for Catholic Jubilee at Rome prison
Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such action by a Catholic pontiff.
Pope Francis opens holy door in Rome’s penitentiary
Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration that is expected to bring about 32 million pilgrims to Rome.
Pope brings Holy Year and prayers for better future to Rome prison, a 'cathedral of pain and hope'
Pope Francis is bringing his Holy Year to Rome’s main prison. Francis traveled to Rebibbia prison Thursday on a frigid morning. He knocked on the door to the chapel and
The Pope Made History by Opening the Holy Door at a Prison in Italy — Why He Did It
The Pope chose to open the Holy Door at the Rebibbia prison in Italy as his second of five doors during the 2025 Jubilee for this reason.
Pope Francis visits Rome's main prison
The pope encouraged inmates to participate in the church's celebration that happens every 25 years, where people travel to Rome on a pilgrimage.
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The Jubilee year: Its history and what’s planned for 2025
In this episode of , Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss the 2025 Jubilee Year, beginning on Christmas Eve 2024 and ...
Rome’s Jubilee Year Has Begun—Here’s What to Know and How to Avoid the Crowds
The once-every-quarter-century Catholic tradition started on December 24, 2024. Whether you’re planning to travel to Rome or ...
Pope Calls for Peace on Christmas as Church Begins Jubilee Year Celebrations
He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...
Springfield-area Catholics prepare for ‘jubilee’ year
In the Catholic Church, jubilees are marked every 25 years, according to the local diocese, and are rooted in Jewish ...
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Five Ways to Get into an ‘Italy State of Mind’ for Christmas and the Jubilee Year
Even if you won’t be able to visit Italy next year, here are some ways to bring Italy home for Jubilee 2025.
Rome's Trevi Fountain restored in time for Jubilee year
A restored Trevi Fountain was unveiled on Sunday after more than two months of cleaning and restoration, part of Rome's ...
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 ...
St. Peter's Basilica restored for Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee Year
Pope Francis will celebrate the Vatican's traditional Christmas Eve midnight mass in a newly restored St. Peter's Basilica.