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.

Pilgrims who visit Rome during the Jubilee, a holy year celebrated every 25 years, will have the opportunity to receive a plenary indulgence by passing through the doors.

The first major event that will begin the ordinary Jubilee of 2025. In the photo, Pope Francis opens a Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica to mark the start of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, December 8 ...

In his talk, the Pontiff recalled that a pilgrim is more than a traveler, because he has a particular goal: a holy place. He ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory offers a prayer at the beginning of the Opening of the Jubilee Year Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the ...

Opening the Holy Door at St. Mary Major, Cardinal Rolando Makrickas prayed that the world would entrust itself to Mary, "the ...

"Let us offer our prayer to the Father so that, like Mary, we may be pilgrims of hope who bring Christ into the world." ...

Church officials have identified 20 Catholic churches in the province that are part of the Jubilee Celebration this year.

The Diocese of Imus presented the 20 Catholic churches in the province that are part of the 2025 Jubilee Celebration. Bishop ...

The distinctive dong of an ancient bell accompanied the opening of the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major on Jan.

Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of Jubilee Year 2025 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals.

Between Christmas Eve and Jan. 5, the Pope will open a series of holy doors in the Vatican and throughout Rome, signifying the start of a Jubilee year.