The pealing of a precious ancient bell marked a momentous beginning to the 2025 Jubilee Year at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, where Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas opened the Holy Door on Jan ...

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(OSV News) — Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals to mark the jubilee, which is themed “Pilgrims of Hope.” The ...

The Holy Family presents a profound portrait: a man, a woman, and a child, each reflecting distinct and unique virtues. Joseph, the father, stands out for his silence, gentleness, and readiness to ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to ...

Pope Francis has opened a "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year at a prison, marking the first one opened at such an institution since the Jubilee tradition began in 1300. He celebrated the ...

It came as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that is expected ... basilica dedicated to St. Peter, founder of the Roman Catholic Church. Inside, the beauty of a newly ...

ROME, Dec 26 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Within this stable, lasting and faithful union of mutual support and love, they are open to life and raise children in the holy fear of the Lord. Add to this the principal description of the Book ...

After reciting a formal prayer before opening the prison's Holy Door Dec. 26, the pope took the microphone back to explain that he had inaugurated the Holy Year 2025 by opening the Holy Door of St ...

VATICAN CITY-Pope Francis opened the “Holy Door” of St Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve on Dec 24, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million ...