Catholics will be able to obtain the indulgence on pilgrimages to any holy place of the jubilee, those churches designated ...

Visitors walk through the Holy Door of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome Jan. 1, 2025, after its ceremonial opening by ...

The distinctive dong of an ancient bell accompanied the opening of the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major on Jan.

(WHTM) — 2025 is a “Jubilee Year” for Catholics, which means some will make special pilgrimages to places including Rome, but ...

WITH 2024 ending to give way to 2025, the global religious landscape reflects a year of profound change, celebration, and reckoning. For the Catholic Church, it was a year of preparation for one of ...

The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies.

Doctors, artists, politicians and other residents of equal renown are among the notable deaths in the past year. They are: ¯Leroy (Lee) W. Fritch Jr., 90, Signal Mountain, Tenn., formerly of Vienna, ...

Visitors will have four opportunities to tour the renowned art and architecture of Sacred Heart Convent Chapel in 2025. The ...

An indulgence granted during the Jubilee Year is not just an occasion to "get something" but rather is a sign of the Holy ...

Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of Jubilee Year 2025 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals.

With descriptions such as “wonderful,” “beautiful” and “exciting,” worshippers formally welcomed Bishop John Dolan’s ...

A procession of 11 bishops and major superiors along with approximately 150 priests from across the diocese followed the ...