Great importance is being attached to the main door of the Basilica of Nazareth, where the Incarnation historically took place ...

The Jubilee has roots in the Jewish practice of Sabbath rest every seven days, connected to the creation story in which God created the world in six days and rested on the next. This rest is not ...

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.” ...

20 years ago this month, Nelson Mandela gave an iconic speech in Trafalgar Square to mark the opening of the Make Poverty ...

Jubilee Year 2025, themed “Pilgrims of Hope,” began Dec. 24, 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, and will conclude Jan. 6, 2026. This year of grace offers the ...

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.

In fact, it’s a jubilee. “Popes every 25 years have called for a jubilee,” Bishop William D. Byrne said. “A year of grace, a year of mercy, a year of celebration.” A tradition of faith ...

But what is a Jubilee, and what is this year’s about? Advertisement Article continues below this ad Biblical roots The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions ...

The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years. The Jubilee has roots in the Jewish practice of Sabbath rest every seven ...