Pope Calls for Peace on Christmas as Church Begins Jubilee Year Celebrations
He made the remarks a day after the start of Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place every quarter century. On Tuesday evening, Francis opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica so that the first pilgrims could go through. Millions more are expected to follow over the year.
Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee and presides over Christmas Eve mass
Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope's stamina and the ability of the Eternal City to welcome them.
The pope also voiced concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in his Christmas address, labeling the situation ...
Pilgrims lined up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks the ...
Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...
"I invite every individual, and all people of all nations ... to become pilgrims of hope, to silence the sounds of arms and ...
Christmas message and blessing from the Vatican on Wednesday, calling for peace around the globe and an end to ongoing ...
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find the courage “to silence the sounds of arms" and overcome ...
Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation” to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where he appealed for ...
Pope Francis has issued an urgent appeal for peace during his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" address on Christmas Day, calling on ...
Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed ...
Pope Francis also remembered children suffering from war and hunger, the elderly living in solitude, those fleeing their ...
Pope Francis will deliver his Urbi et Orbi message from the balcony of St Peter’s Square on Christmas Day as part of ...
Pope Francis said the story of Jesus' birth as a poor carpenter's son should instil hope that all people can make an impact ...
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