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People take part in a prayer service at St. Peter's Square on February 25 2025, as Pope Francis continues his hospitalization. ... prayer service said for Pope John Paul II when he was seriously ...
The 2025 Jubilee is a jubilee in the Catholic Church celebrated in the year 2025, announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the 2000 Great Jubilee. [1] This jubilee was preceded by the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy of 2015–2016. [2] The papal bull proclaiming the Jubilee is "Spes non confundit" (Latin for "Hope does not disappoint"). [3]
Pope Francis holds his homily during the weekly General Audience at the Paul VI Hall on Feb. 12, 2025, in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican released a copy of the text "prepared by the Holy ...
Pope Francis is opening Holy Doors for the 2025 Jubilee Year, according to Vatican News. The ‘Jubilee’ is the name given to a particular year; the name comes from the instrument used to mark ...
13 March – Anniversary of the election of Pope Francis; 19 March – Saint Joseph's Day; 20 April – Easter Sunday; 21 April – Easter Monday; 23 April – Saint George's Day; 1 May – Saint Joseph the Worker; 29 June – Saints Peter and Paul; 15 August – Assumption Day; 8 September – Nativity of Mary; 1 November – All Saints' Day
The difficulties faced by the Church during the hegemonic rule of Napoleon prevented Pope Pius VII from proclaiming the Jubilee of 1800, but more than a half a million pilgrims made the journey to Rome for the Jubilee of 1825. Pope Pius VIII declared a further two-week jubilee in 1829, celebrated in Rome from 28 June to 12 July, and over two ...
Francis was mandated by electing cardinals to sort out Vatican finances following scandals during the papacies of Pope Benedict and Pope John Paul II. He stated he is determined to end corruption in the Catholic Church but is not very optimistic due to it being a human problem dating back centuries.
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis, 88, spent a third day in a Roman hospital on Sunday, with the Vatican saying that he was in a stable condition and that his treatment was ongoing after he was ...