Dec. 25, 2024, after it was opened by Pope Francis on Christmas Eve, marking the start of the Catholic 2025 Jubilee. AP Pilgrims submitted to security controls before entering the Holy Door ...
On Christmas Day, Francis renewed calls ... and speeches. The Vatican’s Jubilee, which is held every 25 or 50 years dating back to Pope Boniface VIII in 1300, was created to foster “the ...
"Jesus is the door of peace," he said from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 25, the day after opening the Holy Door ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find ...
Pope Francis then presided over the Christmas Eve mass in St Peter ... Organised by the Church every 25 years, the Jubilee is intended as a period of reflection and penance, and is marked by ...
Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation ... start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place every quarter century.
The Jubilee is a holy year set aside for prayer, forgiveness, and pilgrimage. The theme is hope – with the motto “spes non confundit” or “hope does not disappoint.” The Catholic Church ...