2025 Jubilee: Holy Year of Hope
The 2025 Jubilee officially opened on December 24, 2024, with the rite of Opening of the Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of St. Peter by Pope Francis in the Vatican, and runs to January 6, 2026, the Feast Day of Epiphany, with the Closing of the Holy Door. The Jubilee is one of the Catholic Church’s most significant celebrations, occurring every 25 years. The 2025 Jubilee will be centered on the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.”
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American mother of 8 to receive catechist ministry from Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo XIV: Lack of priests is a ‘great misfortune’ for the Catholic Church
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From AI to the White Sox: Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days break new ground
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At Assumption Mass, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to say ‘yes’ to God
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Pope Leo XIV: Evil is real but does not have the last word
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Pope Leo XIV: God’s Eucharistic love is not by ‘chance’ but a ‘conscious choice’
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Archbishop Fisher: Holy relics are not ‘just a quirky Catholic thing’
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Pope Leo XIV announces dates for 2027 World Youth Day in South Korea
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‘We’re not spiritual tourists’: Young people sign manifesto in Rome for Europe with a soul
The initiative invites young Christians across the continent to open up a new pathway to faith and hope in view... Read more
PHOTOS: Thousands of youth pilgrims line up for confession in Circus Maximus in Rome
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‘To give them Jesus’: Missionaries of Charity bring powerful witness to Jubilee of Youth
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Secret of a priest influencer: Don’t complicate the message ‘because the Lord is simple’
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Pope Leo XIV addresses youth at packed general audience
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Evangelizing on social media more than just gaining followers, Leo XIV reminds influencers
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Cardinal Tagle at influencers jubilee: ‘Love cannot be generated by an algorithm’
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Actor Jonathan Roumie to Catholic creators: Social media is today’s mission field
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Pope: Catholic migrants save countries that welcome them from ‘spiritual desertification’
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