Pope Francis dies during Jubilee, leaving Holy Door open in papal first April 22, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News With his death April 21, Pope Francis marked yet another first in the history of the Catholic Church: he became the first pope to open the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica without living to close it.
Be ‘heralds of hope,’ pope asks priests in homily for chrism Mass April 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Especially in a Jubilee Year, but also every day, priests are called to continual conversion so that they can authentically preach the good news of hope, Pope Francis wrote in the homily he prepared for the Holy Thursday chrism Mass.
God fills 6,000 pilgrims ‘with his graces’ as they take to LA streets with prayer, witness April 11, 2025By Mike Cisneros OSV News Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, World News When the 6,000 pilgrims arrived at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels after a sun-drenched, seven-mile morning walk April 5, they had to face one last challenge: fitting in their destination.
Registration opens for 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage events in 10 states April 11, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, World News Public events for each leg of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage have been posted and registration for participation is open, event organizers announced April 10.
God’s mercy, forgiveness pave the path toward hope, pope writes April 1, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News God’s forgiveness is the source of hope for the faithful, Pope Francis wrote.
Pope to Jubilee pilgrims: God acts even when we do not see the results March 31, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis encouraged pilgrim groups visiting Rome for the Holy Year to be witnesses of hope and trust in God’s faithfulness, especially in moments of discouragement.
Pilgrims look forward to bringing Eucharist across Southwest, including wildfire-recovering L.A. March 29, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Jubilee 2025, News, World News At the end of the congress, its chairman, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., announced another pilgrimage in summer 2025. It begins in Indianapolis May 18 and ends with Mass in Los Angeles on the feast of Corpus Christi June 22. It also coincides with the 2025 Jubilee Year.
Jubilee pilgrimage is journey of faith, hope, cardinal says March 27, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News A Jubilee year pilgrimage is not a series of tasks to complete in order to reap a reward, but rather a journey to help pilgrims experience God’s mercy and grow stronger in their conviction that Jesus is at their side, said Cardinal Angelo De Donatis.
A year for hope March 24, 2025By Sister Orianne Pietra René Dyck OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Jubilee 2025 The Catechism of the Catholic Church lays out a very different understanding of hope for the Christian, not merely as an expectation, but as a supernatural virtue:
4 steps for making a local pilgrimage during the Jubilee Year March 23, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, World News While around 30 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome for the Jubilee Year, many people will be marking the Holy Year much closer to home.
A short history of an ancient tradition: The jubilee year March 20, 2025By Sister Amanda Marie Detry Filed Under: Commentary, Jubilee 2025 These sacred years remind us that humanity, history and time do not merely belong to God; they have been taken up into God in the person of Jesus Christ.
U.S. Holy Year pilgrims add pope to their list of prayer intentions March 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Hundreds of pilgrims from the United States gathered for Mass at the majestic Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica with two main intentions in mind: the health of Pope Francis and the needs of their loved ones at home.
