Pope urges war-torn world to walk through door of peace on Christmas December 25, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News As millions of pilgrims prepare to cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis called on individuals, nations and the global community to take a transformative step toward peace and reconciliation by walking through the “door of salvation” that is Jesus Christ.
Pope at Christmas: Jesus’ birth brings hope for world of justice, peace December 25, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Celebrating Christmas Mass after opening the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus fills Christians with hope and the courage to work for peace and justice.
Pope opens Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, launching ‘Jubilee of Hope’ December 24, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, launching what he called a “Jubilee of Hope.”
The best of things December 24, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Jubilee 2025 The Archdiocese of Baltimore will offer six pilgrimage sites in Baltimore, Emmitsburg and Cumberland, as well as jubilee passports to check your progress in participating in the jubilee year.
Caritas, Jubilee USA present Holy Year debt-relief project December 23, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News A key part of a jubilee in the Bible was releasing prisoners, and Catholics today can join a global campaign to press for the release of thousands of people imprisoned in poverty because of their nations’ foreign debt, said an official of Caritas Internationalis.
The Door of Hope December 23, 2024By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature, Jubilee 2025 In opening the Holy Door, Pope Francis opens the door of hope for the Church and for the whole human family.
Unlock the way: Jubilee Year 2025 is chance for renewal of faith December 23, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori will mark the beginning of the Jubilee Year 2025 in the Archdiocese of Baltimore with a Mass at Cathedral of Mary of Our Queen in Homeland Dec. 29 at 11 a.m.
Meet Luce, the 2025 Jubilee mascot December 23, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, Local News, News She has blue hair, muddy boots and wears a yellow raincoat. Meet Luce, the official Vatican mascot for the upcoming Jubilee Year.
Opening up bricked-in doors December 20, 2024By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Filed Under: Commentary, Jubilee 2025 Splendor and reverence are largely absent from our daily lives, and mostly abandoned by the dominant secular culture that casualizes almost everything.
Support of pontifical missions reflects Jesus’ love for poor, pope says December 19, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, Missions, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis praised Catholics who support the Pontifical Mission Societies’ work with the poor and those on the margins of society, saying such assistance is a concrete expression of Jesus’ love.
Jesus is the path and destination for Jubilee pilgrims, pope says December 18, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and destination for Christian hope.
Vatican chooses prisons as starting point for Jubilee art projects December 17, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, an award-winning poet, believes art can heal people, including prisoners, and can help them find the right path forward.