Preparations begin for opening Holy Doors at Vatican, Rome basilicas
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Hours after the last visitors and pilgrims left St. Peter’s Basilica for the day, a chisel clanged and dust flew as a...
Holy Year
Is a Jubilee Year Biblical?
Yes. The book of Leviticus (25:10) describes the concept of a Jubilee year as occurring every 50th year. During the Jubilee year, slaves and prisoners were granted...
Pope to open Holy Door at Rome prison at beginning of Jubilee 2025
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Two days after opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica to inaugurate the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis will travel to...
Vatican: Diocesan Holy Doors will not be feature of Jubilee 2025
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – While bishops around the world are asked to designate their cathedrals or other significant churches as special places of pilgrimage and prayer...
Vatican norms for Jubilee indulgence include pilgrimage, penance, service
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pilgrims passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Holy Year 2025, going to confession, receiving Communion and praying...
Holy Year 2025 holds ecumenical promise, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis’ document proclaiming the Holy Year 2025 draws special attention to the ecumenical possibilities of the celebration, especially since the jubilee...
People need truth, goodness, hope, pope says after proclaiming Holy Year
By Carol Glatz, CNS – In the run-up to the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis appealed to the world’s Christians to become joyful heralds of hope in...
