Among the traditional religious activities that can earn one an indulgence — such as pilgrimage to holy sites, acts of ...

As the nation's Catholics prepare to commemorate unborn children in prayer, a U.S. bishop is pointing to the Jubilee Year as ...

Just as the star over Bethlehem called to and welcomed everyone to encounter the newborn Jesus, God today calls on the ...

In a video message, the Archbishop of Colombo explained to Sri Lankan Catholics the significance of the Holy Year as an ...

As the Jubilee Year picks up speed, the faithful must participate by sharing what we have with the disadvantaged, Catholic ...

(photo: Daniel Ibanez / EWTN) The Editors Editorial January 3, 2025 Much of the Catholic media is currently buzzing about the launch of the 2025 Jubilee, a once-every-quarter-of-a-century year of ...

The first Jubilee was instituted by Pope Boniface VIII in the 1300s and has become a regular event in the Catholic Church. This year Pope Francis chose the theme of hope.

Pope Francis has kicked off the 2025 Holy Year, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church ... out of Purgatory free” card. Francis declared a special Jubilee in 2015-2016 dedicated ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic ... free” card. Francis declared a special Jubilee in 2015-2016 dedicated ...