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A hymn to human dignity
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Syndicated Columnist
Filed Under: Commentary, Health Care, Jubilee 2025
Jubilee 2025
Higher mission: Military, police recommit to faith during Jubilee
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News
A group of U.S. pilgrims who crossed the threshold of the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Mary Major Feb. 6 have traveled the world on the orders of superiors, but no one ordered them to make this trip and that made a huge difference, they said.
Warm welcome, hot tickets: Sisters help U.S. visitors see the pope
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, World News
After requesting tickets online before beginning their journeys, the visitors pick up their tickets at the office in Rome and receive clear information on when to get to the Vatican for the audience and what to bring or not bring — metal water bottles and rolling suitcases topping the no-no list.
Pope: Giving marginalized people hope is key to peace
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News
Nations should put people affected by poverty, illness, migration and other marginalized groups at the heart of social and economic considerations during the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis said.
Lunar New Year coinciding with Jubilee Year seen as time for ‘change, renewal’
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OSV News
Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, World News
Coinciding with the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year, the Lunar New Year “can be a time of change and renewal” of faith, two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen said in a special message to Catholics from Asian cultures who celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Guiding souls: Jubilee volunteers lead pilgrims across Holy Door
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News
Before the millions of pilgrims expected to come to Rome during the Holy Year 2025 cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, they will be met by smiling faces and lime green jackets.
Vatican official asks journalists to share Holy Year hope, grace
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Journalism, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News
The hope and grace that come from taking part in a Jubilee celebration is not a personal privilege, but must communicated and shared with others, said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the chief Vatican organizer of the Holy Year 2025.
Let hope lead your lives, pope tells seminarians
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News
During the Holy Year 2025, which is centered on proclaiming a message of hope, Pope Francis told future priests to let hope be the guiding principle of their lives.
Cuba to release 553 prisoners for Jubilee at pope’s request
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OSV News
Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News
Taking up the spirit of the recently inaugurated Holy Year 2025, the Cuban government has announced the release of 553 people currently serving prison sentences.
Jubilee Year gives new hope for ending, healing from abortion, says bishop
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OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Respect Life, World News
As the nation’s Catholics prepare to commemorate unborn children in prayer, a U.S. bishop is pointing to the Jubilee Year as a time of hope for healing from the wounds of abortion.
Holy Year pilgrimage is chance to begin again, pope says
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News
A holy year is an opportunity to start fresh with one’s relationship with God and with other people, Pope Francis told thousands of pilgrims.
Chapel onboard historic Italian naval ship designated a Jubilee church
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, World News
The Italian naval ship “Amerigo Vespucci,” currently completing its global tour, has been designated a Jubilee church for the Holy Year 2025, transforming its onboard chapel into a pilgrimage destination at sea.
