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Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome’s patience

Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year.

Axios World on MSN · 23h

Pope Francis opens yearlong Jubilee

Continuing an ancient church tradition, Pope Francis on Christmas Eve officially opened the 2025 Jubilee — a year dedicated to the service of prisoners, poor people and victims of war. By the numbers: 32 million people are expected to make a pilgrimage to Rome during the celebration.

Reuters · 11h

Pope opens special 'Holy Door' for Catholic Jubilee at Rome prison

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 said was the first such action by a Catholic pontiff.

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The New York Times · 21h

Pope Calls for Peace on Christmas as Church Begins Jubilee Year Celebrations

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place every quarter century. On Tuesday evening, Francis opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica so that the first pilgrims could go through. Millions more are expected to follow over the year.

America Magazine · 1d

Pope Francis urges war-torn world to walk through ‘door of peace’ on Christmas

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering humanitarian crises as he opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve.

BBC · 1d

Pope urges negotiations to end Ukraine-Russia war

Pope Francis has called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In his traditional Christmas Day address, the Pope said "boldness [was] needed to open the door" to dialogue "in order to achieve a just and lasting peace" between the two sides.

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Springfield-area Catholics prepare for ‘jubilee’ year

In the Catholic Church, jubilees are marked every 25 years, according to the local diocese, and are rooted in Jewish ...

America Magazine4h

The Jubilee year: Its history and what’s planned for 2025

In this episode of , Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss the 2025 Jubilee Year, beginning on Christmas Eve 2024 and ...

Pope Urges 'All People of All Nations' to Silence Arms and Overcome Divisions in Christmas Address

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, ...

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