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Rome, Pope Francis and Holy Year

Associated Press · 9m

Pope brings Holy Year and a message of hope to Rome’s main prison

Pope Francis is bringing his Holy Year to Rome’s main prison. Francis traveled to Rebibbia prison on a frigid morning.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Pope Francis launches jubilee, bringing pilgrims and grumbling to Rome

Opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis inaugurates a jubilee year expected to draw 32 million visitors to Rome.

Chicago Tribune · 1d

Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome’s patience

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope’s stamina

Pilgrims Traverse Vatican Holy Door

Pope shares Christmas message, marking start of the 2025 Holy Year for Catholics worldwide

Pilgrims lined up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration.

The Boston Globe · 23h

Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year

Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that is expected to bring some 32 million Catholic faithful to Rome.

DPA International on MSN · 2d

Pope Francis to open Holy Year 2025 on Christmas Eve

Pope Francis will open the Holy Year of the Catholic Church in St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday evening. In a solemn ceremony on Christmas Eve, the 88-year-old pontiff will open the Holy Door, which is otherwise walled up from the inside,

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A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here’s what you need to know

Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to ...

Pope launches 2025 Jubilee Year with opening of Holy Door

The pope opened the Jubilee Holy Doors praying that the Holy Spirit would soften hearts so that "enemies may speak to each ...

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Pilgrims pass through Vatican Holy Door as the 2025 Holy Year begins

Elsewhere in the world, Hanukkah started on Christmas Day for the first time since 2005 and celebrations were muted in ...

Milwaukee Independent1d

Holy Year: Papal festivities expected to aggravate housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans

Rome’s relationship with Jubilees dates to 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII inaugurated the first Holy Year in what historians ...

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