U.S. service members, police visit Rome for Jubilee

Nothing less than five pontiffs in their trajectory and more than 160 papal flights. They are just an example of the unattainable numbers of Valentina Alazraki (Mexico City, 1955),...

U.S. service members, police visit Rome for Jubilee

Every 25 years the Catholic Church holds a Jubilee for members of the Catholic faith to make a pilgrimage to Rome. On Feb. 8-9, nearly 30,000 men and women from more than 100 countries participated in various jubilee festivities in Rome.

Jubilee 2025 Pilgrims of Hope website launched - The Southern Cross

A website to help Catholics celebrate the Jubilee year has been launched by the Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry. Commission chair, Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn Christopher Prowse, said he was pleased to announce the website pilgrimsofhope.catholic.org.au had gone live. “This is a wonderful opportunity for all Australians to celebrate the Jubilee in their own diocese or make a pilgrimage to one of the many churche…

4 steps for making a local pilgrimage during the Jubilee Year

SAN DIEGO — At the request of the Holy See, Catholic dioceses worldwide have designated local cathedrals, other churches and shrines as local pilgrimage sites during the 2025 Jubilee Year. While none outside of Rome have designated Holy Doors — as cathedrals did for the 2015 Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy — these sites are still special places for prayer and a place where pilgrims may receive an indulgence if they meet certain requirements.The A…