Image Santa Maria Maggiore is one of Rome’s four papal basilicas; during the Jubilee year its doors ... brick arches that now comprise the church entrance. “Originally, there were eight ...

Taking advantage of the event – a jubilee festivity traditionally held by the Catholic Church every quarter of a century – Rome has pooled ... and contain a digital entrance and services ...

In any case, indulgences and jubilee years have remained enormously popular and profitable for the Catholic Church and for the city of Rome. RASCOE: So how is Rome preparing for all these pilgrims ...

A trip to Rome is an exhilarating experience at any time. But with the Catholic Church’s Jubilee currently hitting its stride, 2025 is gearing up to be an even bigger year than usual.

“I hope that all pilgrims coming to Rome or celebrating the Jubilee in their own local Church can have this ... will open the Holy Door — the main entrance to Rebibbia Prison’s chapel ...

Organized roughly every 25 years by the Catholic Church, the Jubilee is an opportunity for pilgrimage and prayer and is marked by religious and cultural events held across the Vatican and Rome.

At the start of Christmas Eve Mass, Francis pushes open the great Holy Door at the entrance ... tradition of a Jubilee, in which the Catholic faithful make pilgrimages to Rome.

Organised roughly every 25 years by the Catholic Church, the Jubilee is an opportunity for pilgrimage and prayer, and marked by religious and cultural events held across the Vatican and Rome.

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There are a number of routes that pilgrims can take on their journey to Rome ... to Jesus Christ and his Church. Representatives from Caritas Internationalis and Jubilee USA Network announced ...

Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Claire Giangravé from the Religion News Service about the tradition. KUOW is Seattle ...