Jubilee prep well underway, marking year of hope
Preparations are well underway for Canadian Catholics to join faithful worldwide as "Pilgrims of Hope" for jubilee year 2025.
Pope Francis extends Loreto jubilee to 2021
VATICAN CITY -- Since many of the celebrations of the Our Lady of Loreto jubilee year were grounded because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis has extended the celebration to December 2021.
Polish parliament recognizes coronation of Mary as nation's queen
WARSAW, Poland – Poland's government has adopted multiple resolutions establishing 2017 as a Jubilee Year for the country, celebrating the 300th anniversary of the first canonical coronation of the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa.
Vatican says 3.9 million pilgrims visited during Jubilee year
VATICAN CITY – More than 3.9 million pilgrims visited and attended papal events, liturgies or prayer services during the Holy Year of Mercy in 2016, the Vatican said.
Giving to the poor is part of jubilee year, Pope says
VATICAN CITY - A jubilee year that does not open people's wallets to share what they have with others is not a true jubilee, Pope Francis said.
Jubilee spree: Year of Mercy beefs up Pope's already busy year
VATICAN CITY - When Pope Francis established the Year of Mercy, a full slate of Jubilee events were slotted into his already packed calendar for 2016.
Pope Francis warns pilgrims: ‘You don’t buy salvation’
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is warning Catholics about con artists demanding money to pass through a holy door, such as the one opened in St. Peter’s Basilica and other churches for the Vatican’s jubilee year, telling them salvation cannot be bought.
In Rome or at home, Catholics urged to take part in Year of Mercy
VATICAN CITY - Whether in Rome or at home, Catholics will have a variety of ways to take part in the Year of Mercy.
VATICAN CITY - When Pope Francis planned the Year of Mercy and the opening of the Holy Door, he did not mean to give the starting signal for a frenzied wave of pilgrims to Rome.