Jubilee

One of the inmates released from a Cuban prison on Thursday

17/01/2025

US Bishops commend decision to remove Cuba from US terror list

The chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace commends the Biden administration for its decision to remove Cuba from the United States’ list of state ...

Jubilee pilgrim's path to the holy door at St. Peter's Basilica

17/01/2025

African communicators hope Jubilee will help restructure media strategies

Catholic communicators from Eastern Africa are preparing to attend the upcoming Jubilee of Communications in Rome, expressing their hopes of exploring communications strategies ...

15/01/2025

Cardinal Parolin: Cuba’s announcement to release prisoners sign of great hope

Responding to Vatican Media, the Cardinal Vatican Secretary of State comments on the news from Havana.

Pauline Akinyi Juma of Rebirth of Queen organisation, Nairobi, Kenay

15/01/2025

The Rebirth of a Queen: a voice and a home for survivors in Nairobi, Kenya

As a childhood survivor of sexual and domestic violence, Kenya’s Pauline Akinyi Juma has rewritten her narrative as a survivor through empowerment, advocacy and healing. She is now ...

15/01/2025

Jubilee 2025: Tangible signs of Hope

Our Editorial Director reflects on recent events that carry powerful messages of hope, from the commutation of death sentences to life imprisonment in the United States to the ...

15/01/2025

Cuba to release prisoners ‘in the spirit of the Jubilee’

The Cuban government has announced a decision to release 553 prisoners “in the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025 declared by His Holiness Pope Francis.”

The Italian military ship "Amerigo Vespucci" at one of the stops of its world tour

14/01/2025

Historic Italian ship designated a 2025 "Jubilee church"

The Archbishop of the Italian Forces designates the historic flagship of the Italian Navy “Amerigo Vespucci” as one of the Jubilee sites of the Military Ordinariate where pilgrims ...

11/01/2025

Pope at Jubilee Audience: ‘The Jubilee invites us to begin again’

In his first Saturday Jubilee Audience, Pope Francis highlights the Jubilee as a time for a new beginning, rooted in the transformative power of God’s Kingdom, drawing on the ...

NIA Men's Choir singning "Redemption Way"

10/01/2025

Jubilee: Tangible signs of hope along way to Jubilee of Prisoners

Catholic Mobilizing Network, the leading Catholic anti-death penalty advocacy organization in the United States, takes us behind the music of “Redemption Way,” a unique hymn ...

Pope Francis greets member of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See

09/01/2025

Pope proposes ‘diplomacy of hope’ to members of Diplomatic Corps

Pope Francis delivers his ‘State of the World’ address at the annual Audience for Members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, and calls for a diplomacy of hope ...

08/01/2025

Pope to celebrate Jubilees for Communications, security forces

In addition to liturgies on major feasts of the liturgical year, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass for the Jubilee of the World of Communications, and that of the Armed Forces, ...

Pilgrims process up Via della Conciliazione towards St Peter's Basilica

07/01/2025

Half a million pilgrims have already crossed the threshold of St Peter's Holy Door

Over half a million pilgrims have passed through the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica in the first two weeks of the Jubilee Year 2025.

2025.01.06 Santa Messa nella Solennit?? dell? Epifania del Signore

06/01/2025

Pope at Epiphany Mass: Star calls all to seek Christ in pilgrimage

Pope Francis presides at Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, and recalls that the star which points to Jesus is visible to everyone, inviting us to seek Him in all ...

2025.01.05 Apertura della Porta Santa e Santa Messa - Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura

05/01/2025

Holy Door of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls opened

On the eve of the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, the Second Sunday after Christmas, Cardinal James Harvey, Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ...

Pope Francis' audience in Vatican for the 80th anniversary of the Italian Catholic Teachers Association and the Union of Italian Catholic Teachers, Principals, Educators, and Trainers, and the 50th anniversary of the Association of Parents of Catholic Schools

04/01/2025

Pope to educators: Amid daily struggles, keep eyes on Christ

Pope Francis invites Catholic educators to fix their gaze on Jesus at all times to help them in their daily tasks and struggles, and warns against bullying in schools, suggesting ...

Filipino Catholics participating in the parade of Black Nazarene replicas on January 2, 2025

03/01/2025

Jubilee: Filipinos urged to journey together in hope

In a pastoral reflection on the Holy Year the head of the Filipino bishops, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, urges the faithful to journey together in hope even when confronted with ...

The Church of the Holy Family, in Booneville, Kentucky, has embraced renewable energy with solar panels

03/01/2025

Bishop Stowe: Lexington’s Laudato si’ plan seeks to ‘cherish Creation’

As the US Diocese of Lexington launches a Laudato Si’ Action Plan, Bishop John Stowe expresses his hope to unite his 59 parishes and missions in Kentucky around the goal of ...

Pope Francis speaks with a young girl at today's audience

03/01/2025

Pope: ‘Never stand still, never stop moving forward’

Meeting with a group of young people from the Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Pope Francis reflects on the meaning of pilgrimage, urging them to be "always on the ...

Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana celebrates the opening of the 2025 Jubilee with a Eucharistic Celebration at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral. Photo:

02/01/2025

Thai Bishop celebrates Jubilee opening, inspires mission of hope for children at risk

Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana of Thailand’s northern Diocese of Chiang Mai has urged Catholics to open our hearts to Jesus Christ at the start of the 2025 Jubilee Year of ...

Opening of the Holy Door and Mass at Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major

01/01/2025

Saint Mary Major's Holy Door is open

The Holy Door of Saint Mary Major has been opened, marking the start of the Jubilee Year 2025, with Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas inviting pilgrims to journey in faith under the ...

01/01/2025

Pope calls on world leaders to cancel debt of poorer nations

After his traditional New Years’ Day Angelus prayer, Pope Francis issues a powerful call to political leaders, urging them to “set a good example by canceling or significantly ...

2025.01.01 Santa Messa nella Solennit?? di Maria Santissima Madre di Dio

01/01/2025

Pope Francis invites us to cherish life and entrust 2025 to Mary

Mary “immerses us once more in the mystery of Christmas” and leads us to Jesus, says Pope Francis, as he celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Mother of God.

31/12/2024

‘Being a Christan means learning to be human again’

Three companions of Pope Benedict – Cardinal Kurt Koch, Professor Ralph Weimann, and Archbishop Georg G?nswein – reflect on the two-year anniversary of his death.

Archbishop of Bloemfontein, Zolile Mpambani

31/12/2024

Southern African Bishops call for a Jubilee Year that fosters unity, inclusivity, and participation

On Sunday, 29 December, several dioceses of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) joined the Universal Church on the Feast of the Holy Family to inaugurate the ...

Pope Francis greets Professor Joseph Stiglitz at the "Debt Crisis in the Global South" meeting at the Vatican in June 2024

31/12/2024

Global Debt Crisis: It is also a development and climate crisis

The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue publish proposals to combat the debt crisis plaguing the world.

Pope Francis receives the "Peace Declaration" from an Israeli and a Palestinian during an event dedicated to peacebuilding in Verona, Italy on 18 May 2024

30/12/2024

Pope Francis in 2024: A tireless artisan of peace

Throughout 2024, Pope Francis unwaveringly took action for peace. In countless appeals and occasions, he asked all men and women of goodwill to promote and nurture fraternity, ...

30/12/2024

Dioceses across the world celebrate opening of Jubilee Year

The opening of the Jubilee Year was marked worldwide on Sunday with Masses celebrated in cathedrals and co-cathedrals

29/12/2024

Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary: The confessional, a Holy Door to the soul

Bishop Krzysztof Józef Nykiel, Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary reflects on the time of spiritual renewal, conversion, and reconciliation offered by the Jubilee. He points out ...

2024.12.29 Apertura della Porta Santa e Santa Messa-Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano

29/12/2024

Cardinal Vicar of Rome opens Holy Door of Saint John Lateran Basilica

On the Feast of the Holy Family the Cardinal Vicar for the Diocese of Rome invites us to pray especially for those families facing difficulties and suffering. God is the source of ...

Pope Francis: "I hope that during this Jubilee, we can practice kindness as a form of love to connect with others" (archive photo)

28/12/2024

Pope Francis: Hope and kindness make the world more beautiful

In an audio message broadcast today by the BBC as the “Thought for the Day,” Pope Francis urges us not to look at the future “with pessimism and resignation,” but to always choose ...

A scene from "Fallen Leaves" directed by Aki Kakurismaki

27/12/2024

Jubilee Films for Pilgrims of Hope: 'Fallen Leaves'

Finnish film director, Aki Kaurism?ki's 20th full-length film, "Fallen Leaves", released in 2023, is part of the works chosen by the Dicastery of Evangelization to accompany ...

Bishop Jose Lampra Cá of the Diocese of Bissau

27/12/2024

Guinea-Bissau: A call for Christmas goodwill and a Jubilee accompanied by concrete actions

In light of the political and social challenges facing Guinea-Bissau, the Bishop of the Diocese of Bissau, Jose Lampra Cá, has urged Guinean Christians and the broader population ...

Pope Francis opens Holy Door at Rebibbia Prison in Rome

26/12/2024

Pope opens Holy Door at a prison for first time ever

In the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Pope Francis opens a Holy Door and celebrates Mass for prisoners.

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25/12/2024

Christmas 2024 - Let us open the doors of our hearts to Christ

The birth of Jesus is the most powerful sign and message of hope in a world darkened by the shadows of fear and uncertainty. For Christmas 2024, at the beginning of the Jubilee of ...

2024.12.24 Rito apertura Porta Santa Basilica di San Pietro

24/12/2024

Pope Francis opens Holy Door inaugurating 2025 Jubilee

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of Saint Peter's Basilica thereby officially inaugurating the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. He reassures during his Christmas evening Mass that the Christ ...

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24/12/2024

Christmas 2024 - The Church is called to be a sign of hope

The birth of Jesus is the most powerful sign and message of hope in a world darkened by the shadows of fear and uncertainty. For Christmas 2024, at the beginning of the Jubilee of ...

File photo of Pope Francis opening Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica on 8 December 2015

24/12/2024

Popes and Jubilees: The opening of the Holy Door in history

Starting from the Holy Year of 1900, we retrace some key moments of the ceremonies for the opening of the Holy Door.

Pope Francis during his visit tot he women's section of Rebibbia prison on Holy Thursday this year

24/12/2024

Pope to open Holy Door in a prison: a message of hope to prisoners

For the first time in the Jubilee tradition, Pope Francis will open a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison on 26 December, a gesture of hope that shows his ongoing closeness to ...

23/12/2024

Christmas 2024: Let us see enemies as brothers and sisters

The birth of Jesus is the most powerful sign and message of hope in a world darkened by the shadows of fear and uncertainty. For Christmas 2024, at the beginning of the Jubilee of ...

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23/12/2024

Jubilee: A new pedestrian area opens near the Vatican

A new pedestrian area at the start of Via della Conciliazione, connecting Castel Sant’Angelo to St Peter’s Basilica, has been inaugurated ahead of the Jubilee, blending historic ...

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), during encounter with Pope Francis (archive photo)

23/12/2024

US Bishops' President: Commuting death sentences shows 'respect for human life'

In an interview with Vatican Media, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, welcomes the news of US President Joe Biden ...

21/12/2024

Knights of Columbus donate mobile broadcasting unit to Vatican

With Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication present, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, the Prefect of the Congregation for the ...

Cardinal Parolin in the chapel of the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome

20/12/2024

Cardinal Parolin brings Christmas message of hope to Children's Hospital

This year, in keeping with tradition, the Vatican Secretary of State pays a visit to the Vatican’s Children’s Hospital, bringing a message of Christmas hope to doctors, nurses, ...

20/12/2024

Pope Francis’ vision of hope, forgiveness, and unity in troubled times

In an interview with Argentina’s “Canal Orbe 21” TV, Pope Francis offers his thoughts on the challenges of our times and the Church’s evolving mission amid global tensions, rising ...

Pope Francis blessing an inmate in the courtyard of the Venice Women's Prison on April 28, 2024

20/12/2024

Pope sends letter to prison inmates: Welcome Jesus into your hearts

At a Mass in a Florentine prison, the city’s Archbishop reads a letter Pope Francis sent to the inmates to extend his Christmas greetings and blessings.

The facade of St Peter's Basilica, seen from St Peter's Square

19/12/2024

Vatican Media to offer full coverage of Jubilee 2025 events

Thanks to audio streams on Vatican Radio and videos provided by Vatican Media, in collaboration with YouTube, the faithful will be able to follow every major moment of Jubilee 2025 ...

A scene from the film "Perfect Days" directed by Wim Wenders

19/12/2024

Jubilee Films for Pilgrims of Hope: 'Perfect Days'

Wim Wenders' 2023 film Perfect Days may resonate with many viewers for its intrinsic beauty and amazing soundtrack. Father Greg Apparcel, CSP, film critic, associate pastor of St. ...

The opening of the Holy Door during the Jubilee of Mercy in 2015

18/12/2024

Pope: The Jubilee, a grace-filled opportunity for encounter

The Italian daily newspaper Il Messaggero publishes a reflection by Pope Francis on the Jubilee.

Pope Francis venerates the relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, which will be present in Rome all throughout the Jubilee

18/12/2024

Pope begins catchesis tied to Jubilee: “Jesus Christ, our hope"

With the opening of the Holy Door less than 6 days away, Pope Francis holds his weekly General Audience and begins the cycle of catechesis that will mark the entire Jubilee Year, ...

16/12/2024

New lighting system to illuminate Saint Peter’s Square for Jubilee

Acea Group and Archbishop Rino Fisichella present the new light architecture in Saint Peter’s Square and water facilities for pilgrims to be inaugurated for the Jubilee Year.

Pope Francis representatives of Italian banking institutions

16/12/2024

Pope to bankers: 'Invest in hope not in speculation and war'

Pope Francis addresses Italian Banking Institutes and reminds them of the ethical dimension of banking, challenging the financial sector to invest in development, not exploitation ...

13/12/2024

The Jubilees of the 20th century through the lens of the media

A series of docufilms entitled "I Giubilei Mediatici" (Media Jubilees) offers an original and previously unseen perspective on the Holy Years of the 20th century.

Liam Neeson in Martin Scorsese's "Silence"

13/12/2024

Jubilee Films for Pilgrims of Hope: 'Silence'

The 2016 historical drama directed by Martin Scorses with a star-studded cast is one of the movies chosen by Msgr Dario Viganò for the "Faces and Counterfaces of Hope" Jubilee ...

The Solemn Mass in Syracuse Cathedral for the Feast of Saint Lucy, on 13 December

13/12/2024

Pope: 'St. Lucy teaches us the virtue of compassion to build a more just society'

Pope Francis addresses a message to the Archdiocese of Syracuse in Sicily as it begins to celebrate a special year dedicate to St. Lucy, their Patron Saint, and says her ...

12/12/2024

Pope meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visits the Vatican, and discusses the need for a ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking to Vatican Media, he says that he asked the Pope to continue to ...

Pope Francis has asked Roman families to welcome young pilgrims as they travel to Rome for the Jubilee Year 2025

12/12/2024

Pope to Rome residents: Open your homes during this Jubilee year

Pope Francis sends a message to the people of Rome ahead of the Jubilee Year 2025, asking them to show hospitality to the many pilgrims that will be travelling to the Eternal City ...

12/12/2024

Catholics seeking to end US death penalty chart Jubilee course in God’s justice

Catholic Mobilizing Network charts a course for the 2025 Jubilee in response to Pope Francis’ call for the global Church to journey as Pilgrims of Hope.

12/12/2024

Pope’s World Day of Peace message: ‘We are all in debt to God’

In his message for the 58th World Day of Peace marked on 1 January, Pope Francis reflects on the central theme of the upcoming Jubilee of Hope and reiterates his pressing appeal ...

05/12/2024

Jubilee films for Pilgrims of Hope: 'La Chimera'

"La Chimera" directed by Alice Rohrwacher and released in 2023 is one of the movies selected by Vatican Official and film expert, Msgr Dario Viganò, to be part of the Dicastery of ...

Pope Francis holds an audience with the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

04/12/2024

Pope: Jubilee a chance ‘to take stock of our lives’

Pope Francis invites Catholics to live the 2025 Jubilee of Hope as a special moment to open our hearts to Christ, as he meets with the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

The Pope dedicates December to "pilgrims of hope"

03/12/2024

Pope’s December prayer intention: ‘For pilgrims of hope’

Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of December, and invites Christians to pray that each of us may become pilgrims of hope as a result of the 2025 Jubilee.

2024.12.02 Rito Recognitio Porta Santa Basilica Vaticana

03/12/2024

Jubilee: 'Recognitio' ceremony held in St. Peter’s Basilica

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, leads the "recognitio" ceremony to verify the integrity of the Holy Door, which was sealed at the end of the ...

03/12/2024

Advent homilies at the Vatican to be dedicated to theme of hope

The Advent homilies will be given in the Paul VI Hall on the three Fridays leading up to Christmas: 6th, 13th, and 20th December by the new Preacher of the Papal Household, ...

A displaced person due to the violence in Lebanon

02/12/2024

Pope: May Jubilee offer opportunity for ceasefire on all war fronts

Pope Francis writes the foreword to a book by Italian journalist Francesco Antonio Grana who covers the Vatican, entitled "Jubilee of Hope." The Pope writes: "I hope this time ...

02/12/2024

Fr. Patton in Bethlehem: ‘Don’t give up hope despite ongoing war’

At the beginning of Advent the Custos of the Holy Land brings a message of hope to the people of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, amid ongoing hardship and war.

2020.06.22 apertura della Porta Santa del Giubileo della Misericordia l'8 dicembre del 2015

02/12/2024

Jubilee of Hope: Holy Door opens on December 24

Only a few days remain until the opening of the Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, marking the beginning of the Holy Year 2025.

Haitians flee homes from gang violence, in Port-au-Prince

30/11/2024

Haiti’s children: Trapped in violence but not forgotten

Haiti has plummeted into extreme poverty, leaving many parents too poor to feed their children. Out of desperation, these children are lured into gangs, which offer food and money, ...

A scene from the film "The Concert " directed by Radu Mihaileanu

29/11/2024

Jubilee Films for Pilgrims of Hope: 'The Concert'

Father Greg Apparcel, CSP, film critic, associate pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic American Parish in Rome, and the Paulist Fathers’ Procurator General to the Holy See, brings us ...

Inmates attend a lecture organized by the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

29/11/2024

Poland: Prisoners given 'ray of hope' from university lecture program

A Polish Catholic university provides "Open Prison Lectures" to aid the personal growth and transformation of inmates, fostering respect and hope through study.

Archbishop Fisichella presents the Jubilee tote bags initiative

28/11/2024

'Made in Prison' tote bag for Jubilee 2025 in support and solidarity with inmates

On December 26 Pope Francis will open a Holy Door in the Roman prison of Rebibbia, marking a historic moment in the history of Jubilee years. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, ...

File photo of Pope Francis opening Holy Door to inaugurate Jubilee Year

26/11/2024

Jubilee 2025: What it takes to be a pilgrim

As pilgrims prepare for the 2025 Jubilee, a priest, a tour guide and a theologian reflect on what the Holy Year means to them.

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy on December 8, 2015

25/11/2024

Pope Francis to open Holy Doors during Christmas liturgies

The Vatican releases the schedule for Pope Francis’ liturgies during the Christmas Season, which will see him open the Jubilee Holy Doors at St. Peter’s Basilica and Rome’s ...

22/11/2024

Jubilee Films for Pilgrims of Hope: 'One Life'

Father Greg Apparcel, CSP, film critic, associate pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic American Parish in Rome, and the Paulist Fathers’ Procurator General to the Holy See, brings us ...

Sr. ‘Mampheteli Clementine Sekantsi prepares food for those in need in Pietermaritzburg

22/11/2024

Celebrating 25 years of consecrated life in small ‘bites’

Sr. ‘Mampheteli Clementine Sekantsi, a missionary consecrated religious serving the poor in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, has raised funds to feed homeless people for 25 weeks in ...

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19/11/2024

Romea Strata: A new tradition of spiritual hospitality to pilgrims of hope

In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee Year, the Fabric of Saint Peter is set to launch the 'Romea Strata' guide and the Testimonium certificate, offering pilgrims a deep spiritual ...

Pope Francis during the audience with the members of Italian Youth Council

16/11/2024

Pope to young Italians: ‘Don’t retire from life, keep dreaming!’

Addressing members of Italian Youth Council, Pope Francis urges young people to be witnesses of hope and agents of change in society, by actively engaging in solidarity giving ...

15/11/2024

Pope asks the Church of Rome to help address housing crisis

Pope Francis sends a letter the clergy and religious orders ministering in the Diocese of Rome, inviting them to open their facilities or vacant apartments to homeless as ...

15/11/2024

Jubilee films for Pilgrims of Hope: 'The Gate of Heaven'

The first film chosen by Vatican Official and film expert, Msgr Dario Viganò, for the Dicastery of Evangelization's "Jubilee is Culture" initiative, is Vittorio De Sica's 1945 "La ...

2024.11.11 Delegazione di Tecnici e Partners della Fabbrica di San Pietro

11/11/2024

AI offers pilgrims and visitors enhanced experience of St. Peter's Basilica

A partnership between the Vatican and Microsoft gives life to a new digital portal that aims to bring St. Peter’s Basilica closer to the global audience and enhance the experience ...

06/11/2024

Pope Francis: Hope is a gift and duty for every Christian

Pope Francis writes that hope is a gift from God and a task that must be cultivated by all Christians, in the introduction to his new book, "Hope Is A Light In The Night," which ...

Pope Francis at Mass on Palm Sunday on March 24, 2024 (file photo)

06/11/2024

Pope Francis: Faith is a journey that leads us to God

Pope Francis writes the introduction for his new book entitled “Faith Is A Journey,” released by the Vatican Publishing House (LEV) on November 6, which contains excerpts of ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle speaks to Pope about the importance of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

05/11/2024

Cardinal Tagle: Placing the heart at the center of the Jubilee

Following the publication of the Pope's new encyclical, ‘Dilexit nos’, the Pro-Prefect for the Dicastery for Evangelization tells Pope how the heart of Jesus is an ...

Pope Francis encounters members of Catholic Action's Education Movement

31/10/2024

Pope Francis: Educate with love and the gaze of Jesus

Pope Francis calls for lovingly educating with Christ's gaze, during his audience in the Vatican with Catholic Action's 11th National Congress of its Educational Commitment ...

Rare icons from the Vatican Museums and a concert from one of the oldest orchestras will countdown to the opening of the Jubilee.

28/10/2024

Concerts and art exhibits mark countdown to opening of Jubilee

Before the Holy Door opens on December 24, Rome will be full of concerts and art exhibitions, including one with rare icons from the Vatican Museums and a concert by one of the ...

An American flag flies behind razor wire

09/10/2024

US Catholic anti-death penalty movement marks 15 years at critical juncture

Catholic Mobilizing Network, the leading Catholic anti-death penalty advocacy organization in the United States, marks 15 years of advancements, and reports on the momentum that ...

Pope Francis receives members of the "International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS) Pax Romana"

20/09/2024

Pope Francis: 'We are called to deeper union with Christ'

Pope Francis meets with members of the International Movement of Catholic Students—Pax Romana, and calls on them to always draw closer to the Lord Jesus, so that His grace may ...

Pope Francis prays with the "Pasqua Together 2025" group

19/09/2024

Pope Francis: Easter belongs to Christ, not our calendars

As all Christians prepare to celebrate Easter together in 2025, Pope Francis recalls that the preeminent Christian celebration belongs to Christ and not to our earthly calendars or ...

10/09/2024

From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 16: Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica

03/09/2024

From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 15: The Colosseum

27/08/2024

From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 14: The Spanish Steps

Archbishop Rino Fisichella at the Rimini Meeting speaks about the forthcoming Jubilee

23/08/2024

Archbishop Fisichella: Jubilee a ‘path of hope’ in troubled times

The pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, explains the importance of hope in the upcoming Jubilee Year and how indulgence is God's ...

Participants to the Training of Trainers program for Diocesan Contact Persons pose for the camera at the Gianodaya New Pastoral Centre in Jalandhar. Photo by Catholic Connect

22/08/2024

Training program launched for Jubilee 2025 celebrations in India

The Catholic Church in India conducted a training program aimed at preparing Diocesan Contact Persons (DCPs) for the Jubilee 2025 celebrations.

ACWECA President, Sr Rosalia Sakayombo, SHS, addressing the assembly in Malawi

20/08/2024

ACWECA Golden Jubilee celebrations begin in Lilongwe, Malawi

The president of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA), Sr. Rosalia Sakayombo, a Zambian Sister of the Holy Spirit, has challenged Catholic ...

20/08/2024

From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 13: The Madonnelle

13/08/2024

From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 12: Saint Paul Outside the Walls

08/08/2024

Vatican reveals theme for 2025 World Day of Peace

“Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace” is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the next “World Day of Peace," held on January 1, 2025.

06/08/2024

From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 11: Saint Teresa in Ecstasy

Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica for the Jubilee of Mercy on December 8, 2015

01/08/2024

Vatican issues clarification on Holy Doors during 2025 Jubilee

The Vatican's Dicastery for Evangelization issues a clarifying note regarding the 2025 Jubilee, specifying that Holy Doors will only be open at the four Papal Basilicas in Rome and ...

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferr?o (center) at the release ceremony of the first four volumes of “Guidance of Prayer for the Holy Year 2025” on July 29, 2024, at the Archbishop's House in Panjim, Goa. Photo by Catholic Connect

30/07/2024

Catholic Church in India releases prayer guide book for Holy Year 2025

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferr?o, President of the Catholic Conference of Bishops of India, releases the first four volumes of the series, “Guidance of Prayer for the Holy Year 2025,” ...

30/07/2024

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