A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here’s what you need to know
Dec 23, 2024 · Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome.
American cardinal opens final jubilee Holy Door in Rome
2 days ago · The Jubilee, the first ordinary one since the Great Jubilee of 2000, is expected to draw millions of pilgrims to Rome. The other four holy doors of the 2025 Jubilee are located at St. Peter’s ...
Rome Transforms Streets, Fountains and Piazzas for Jubilee Year 2025
3 days ago · And while the money is earmarked for the Jubilee Year, still, many initiatives are expected to continue into 2025 or even 2026, including the completion of renovations in the area around Rome’s ...
Pope Francis launches Jubilee 2025 with opening of Holy Door
Dec 24, 2024 · The 88-year-old Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025.
Millions of pilgrims are expected in Rome for the Catholic …
1 day ago · Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Claire Giangravé from the Religion News Service about the tradition.
10 things to know about Jubilee 2025, the Holy Year that begins …
Dec 15, 2024 · Signs around the Eternal City declare “Roma si trasforma” — “Rome is transformed” as an explanation for the ubiquitous infrastructure projects underway, including the restoration of iconic sculptures and monuments, ahead of Jubilee 2025, a …
Rome and the Vatican prepare to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee
Dec 23, 2024 · VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Over 35 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome in 2025 seeking forgiveness of sins and a chance to see the pope.
Jubilee 2025
The 2025 Jubilee will officially open on December 24, 2024 at 7pm, with the rite of Opening of the Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of St. Peter by the Holy Father, who will then preside over the celebration of the Night Mass of the Lord's Birth inside the Basilica.
Vatican and Rome begin dash to 2025 Jubilee with a papal bull …
May 9, 2024 · The Vatican crosses a key milestone Thursday, May 9, 2024, in the run-up to its 2025 Jubilee with the promulgation of the official decree establishing the Holy Year: a once-every-quarter-century event that is expected to bring some 32 million pilgrims to Rome and has already brought months of headaches to Romans.
'Renewal and transformation of the world': Pope Francis opens the Jubilee
Dec 25, 2024 · During Christmas Eve Mass, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, inaugurating the Jubilee of 2025. This year-long period of spiritual purification has been observed every 25 ...