Those making a pilgrimage today to any sacred place such as the major papal basilicas in Rome or the venerated sites in the Holy Land to obtain the graces of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope enjoy ...

“To know how to communicate is a great wisdom, and I am happy that this jubilee of communicators is taking place. Your work is one that builds. It builds society and it builds the Church,” the ...

Pope Francis kicked off the first Saturday Jubilee audience of 2025 by urging pilgrims to embrace hope as a divine strength that enables new beginnings, drawing inspiration from St. John the Baptist.

The Jubilee Year is finally underway. It is a time of pilgrimage and grace, and although much of the spotlight and attention will be on the Eternal City, the faithful will have many opportunities ...

(RNS) — The hope of a new year is here as the Catholic Church enters the 2025 Jubilee, a yearlong period of forgiveness and mercy whose theme is taken from Romans 5: “Hope does not disappoint.” ...

Jubilee spending and tourism are expected to boost the economy of Italy's capital, but it seems estimates might have been too optimistic. More than 30 million pilgrims are set to flock to Rome.

This may be the year to skip Rome—or Italy entirely. The Roman Catholic Church is celebrating a jubilee year, a roughly yearlong tradition dating to the early 14th century. During jubilees ...

THE National Shrine and Parish of Mary Help of Christians in Parañaque is one of the declared Jubilee Pilgrim Churches in the Philippines. The Catholic Church has declared 2025 as a Jubilee year ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — When Jason Whitehead first saw the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, it “was a bit of a surprise,” he said. The anime-style character was a far cry from the ...

Pope Francis meets with pilgrims and faithful participating into the 2025 jubilee in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME – If ...

Keith Urban has parted ways with two band members who've been tremendously influential over the last decade. In fact, one has been with the singer for more than 25 years — that's more or less ...

Here are 25 rock and metal bands you might not know, but will in 2025. It's no secret — being a new (or new-ish) band means putting yourself, your music, your ambition and all your hopes and ...