Tag: Holy Year 2025
Pope Francis says no matter how lost we are, ‘God always...
VATICAN CITY -- The Gospel contains a great message of hope, "because it tells us that wherever we are lost and however we are...
Pope Francis encourages pilgrim groups to be ‘witnesses of hope every...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis encouraged pilgrim groups visiting Rome for the Holy Year to be witnesses of hope and trust in God's faithfulness,...
Pope Francis says Catholic communication must engage with the world
VATICAN CITY -- Church communications cannot exist in an "enclosure" in which Catholics merely talk among themselves and do not engage with the outside...
Bishop Koenig designates the jubilee sites in the Diocese of Wilmington...
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Designating the Jubilee Sites in the Diocese of Wilmington During the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025
IN THE NAME OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY. AMEN.
Whereas His...
Pope Francis says the Catholic Church must be an ‘open church’...
VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church must create spaces where marginalized individuals -- including young people, the elderly and those with disabilities -- can...
The Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica sees more than half...
VATICAN CITY -- More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two...
Pope Francis preaches ‘very strong bond’ between adoration and service
VATICAN CITY -- During the Holy Year 2025, Christians should deepen their spiritual lives through adoration and then transform their prayer into concrete acts...
Change of heart key to Holy Year indulgence, Latin patriarch says...
NAZARETH, Israel -- An indulgence granted during the Jubilee Year is not just an occasion to "get something" but rather is a sign of...
Italian prisons chosen as starting point for jubilee art projects ‘to...
VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, an award-winning poet, believes art can heal people, including prisoners, and can help them find the...
Rebel takeover of Aleppo leaves Christian minorities feeling uneasy: ‘They deserve...
An uneasy calm hangs over Aleppo, Christian leaders report, following the recent lightning takeover of Syria's second-largest city by Islamist rebels driving out forces...