With the opening of the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis’ schedule of liturgies in December and January has expanded.
Jubilee 2025
Curing loneliness one bite at a time
Food can serve as a powerful force for forging deeper connections. Through the rituals of cooking and eating, we feed our friendships, creating lasting memories one bite at a time.
Dioceses should commemorate their own saints each year, pope says
Starting in the Holy Year 2025, local churches worldwide will annually honor the saints, blesseds and other holy figures connected to their communities, Pope Francis announced.
Pope asks parishes, religious orders to help alleviate housing crisis
Pope Francis is asking parishes, Catholic institutions and religious congregations in Rome to celebrate the Holy Year 2025 by offering a home to someone who is without.
Vatican’s World Day of the Poor features medical care, lunch with pope
Before Pope Francis presides over Mass Nov. 17 for the World Day of the Poor, he will bless 13 keys to represent the 13 new houses he has pledged to pay for in Syria during the Holy Year 2025, the Vatican said.
Be on the lookout for hope; keep moving forward in faith, pope writes
In preparation for the Holy Year 2025, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the Vatican publishing house, prepared collections of Pope Francis’ writing and preaching about Christian virtues with new introductions from the pope.