The Jubilee, an event traditionally held every 25 years, is a highly significant occasion for the Roman Catholic Church and its faithful. The opening of the Holy Door marked the beginning of the Holy ...

Pope Francis on Dec. 24 officially launched the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year, encouraging Christians to use the milestone occasion to dream of a "new world where peace and justice reign." "The Jubilee ...

On May 9, Pope Francis issued a papal bull proclaiming the 2025 Jubilee Year. The document, resembling a social encyclical, urges nations to grant amnesty to prisoners and calls on the world’s most ...

Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend upon Rome as a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations happens throughout 2025. Here are the highlights. The unlocking of the ...

A combination photo of St. Peter’s Basilica and the logo chosen by the Vatican for the Holy Year 2025. (OSV News photo/Massimiliano Migliorato, Catholic Press Photo) The Catholic Jubilee Year, ...

Catholics across the world are embarking on pilgrimages to commemorate the Jubilee Year of Hope. Many will travel to Rome to visit the four major basilicas and pass through their Holy Doors so as to ...

Jesus and the Jubilee, written by biblical scholar John Bergsma, is a well-timed book coinciding with the start of the 2025 Jubilee on the theme of hope. The new Jubilee is a yearlong season of ...