Catholics will be able to obtain the indulgence on pilgrimages to any holy place of the jubilee, those churches designated ...

The papal basilica, also known as the 'Bethlehem of the West,' houses both the venerated icon of Mary and relics of Christ’s ...

On the feast of the Holy Family, Cardinal Baldassare Reina opened the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, the third such ceremony since Pope Francis inaugurated the Jubilee Year of ...

One of the symbolic images of every Jubilee is that of the pontiff crossing the threshold of the Holy Door, which will stay open throughout the year to allow around 32 million pilgrims projected ...

Pope Opens Holy Door, Calls for Clemency Amid Prison Overcrowding Concerns 3 Minutes of Reading Saturday 28 December 2024, 17:20 - Last updated: 29 December, 15:01 ...

Between Christmas Eve and Jan. 5, the Pope will open a series of holy doors in the Vatican and throughout Rome, signifying the start of a Jubilee year. It is a year of forgiveness, reconciliation ...

Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, symbolizing renewal and mercy. The Jubilee highlights include the Jubilee of Prisoners, emphasizing a message of hope. Rome has ...

Our prayer, however, does not end with the Father and the Son. There is also the Holy Spirit, that mysterious third person of the Holy Trinity who is always moving about and who always works in ...

WITH the solemn rite of opening the Porta Sancta (the "Holy Door") — much simplified from earlier, more elaborate but richly symbolic ceremonies — Pope Francis opened the Jubilee Year in Rome. It has ...

On Dec. 24, Pope Francis opened the Holy Doors at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to launch the holy year. On Dec. 29, Cardinal Baldo Reina, vicar general of the Diocese of Rome, opened the Holy ...

From his wheelchair, Francis knocked a few times and the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica swung open. He was wheeled across the threshold as bells tolled across Rome and the choir inside ...