Pope Francis is calling on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter of justice on the occasion of the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year.
Pope Francis ushered in the start of a Jubilee year at St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve. The Vatican has spent years prepping for the once every quarter-century event. Chris Livesay has the story.
The article informs that Pope Francis announced the new jubilee year as "Holy Year of Mercy" during a Lenten penitential service held on March 13, 2015 in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. It informs that the year would begin on the feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, ...
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.
ROME-- Pope Francis has made it easier for women who've had abortions to be granted absolution during confession. The pontiff decreed that during the Jubilee year of Mercy starting December 8, any priest anywhere in the world can forgive the sin. ...
First Holy Door opened in prison since 1,300: Pope Francis opens Holy Door at Rebibbia prison. (photo credit: Giuliano Del Gatto. Via Shutterstock) Pope Francis made history on December 26, by opening the second Holy Door of the Jubilee Year at the Rebibbia Prison Complex in Rome, marking...
Pope Francis kicks off year-long Jubilee In his homily, Francis said the Holy Year is an opportunity to relieve the debt of poor countries and commit to protecting the planet. By Nicole Winfield, Associated PressDecember 30, 2024 at 6:21pm GMT Pope Francis discusses ‘world full of hope an...
On Wednesday, the pope said the Jubilee year should be a time for "every individual, and all peoples and nations ... to become pilgrims of hope, to silence the sound of arms and overcome divisions". Francis also said it should be a time "to tear down all walls of separation". ...
President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction during a phone call on Saturday, according to the White House. 2 months ago Pope kicks off Jubilee 2025 The pope is poised to deliver the annual Christmas Day message from Vatican City. 5 months ago...
Notably, Francis didn’t promise to be in Seoul – he will be 90 in 2027. But he noted there will be an earlier occasion for a youth jamboree in 2025 when the Vatican hosts a Jubilee year expected to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome. ...