JERUSALEM — Hope, the theme chosen by Pope Francis for Jubilee 2025, is in short supply in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza ...

The entry of the jubilee cross into the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth on Dec. 29 marked the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in the Holy Land. The event, celebrated on the feast ...

A jubilee is one of the most significant events of the Catholic Church that occurs only every 25 years. With the beginning of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, there are many questions the faithful ...

The Catholic Jubilee Year, established in 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII, is rooted in the Jewish tradition of releasing prisoners, forgiving debts, and restoring harmony every 50 years. During the ...

Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend upon Rome as a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations happens throughout 2025. Here are the highlights. The unlocking of ...

Continuing St. John Paul II’s mission from the 2000 Jubilee, a U.S.-based jubilee network is partnering with international aid organizations to provide debt relief for the world’s poorest ...

The Catholic Church’s celebration should attract millions of extra visitors to the Eternal City and beyond. Here’s how to ...

The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown will launch the local observance of the Jubilee Year 2025 with a special Mass at 2 p.m. Dec. 29 at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona, with Bishop ...

For our new year’s journey during this Jubilee Year, Pope Francis reminds all to be “pilgrims of hope” in his Papal Bull entitled “SPES NON CONFUNDIT.“Hope does not disappoint” (Rom5:5).

(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.” ...

Between Christmas Eve and Jan. 5, the Pope will open a series of holy doors in the Vatican and throughout Rome, signifying the start of a Jubilee year. It is a year of forgiveness, reconciliation ...

Joyful sounds of singing, clapping and praising filled Mount Zion AME Church in Roanoke on Wednesday as a crowd gathered to celebrate Jubilee Day. Each year, the Roanoke Branch NAACP holds a ...