Pope Calls for Peace on Christmas as Church Begins Jubilee Year Celebrations
He made the remarks a day after the start of Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place every quarter century. On Tuesday evening, Francis opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica so that the first pilgrims could go through. Millions more are expected to follow over the year.
Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee and presides over Christmas Eve mass
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 the ability of the Eternal City to welcome them.
Pope Francis opens Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, launching 'Jubilee of Hope'
In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, launching what he called a "Jubilee of Hope." As the doors opened, the bells of the basilica began to peal. After the reading of a brief passage from the Gospel of John in which Jesus describes
Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, delivered the "Urbi et Orbi" Christmas message and blessing from the ...
Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...
Pope Francis in his Christmas message called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow's ...
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Pilgrims lined up early to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas ...
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Pope Francis appoints new bishop to Texas diocese, replacing criticPope Francis has appointed a new bishop to a Texas-based diocese who will replace a theologically conservative critic of the ...
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