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The holiday arrived at the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s 2025 Holy Year, which revives an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome.
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Katie Wadington, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
Hope's, drawn from conversations with Italian journalist Carlo Musso, was initially planned to be published after Francis' death, but it is being released now in more than 80 countries at Francis' request to coincide with the start of the Catholic Holy Year.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
But the pope decided it should instead be published during the ongoing Catholic Holy Year, which is also focusing on the theme of hope.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS JUBILEE – Pope Francis shares message ‘every Christian needs to remember’ as Holy Year begins.
—Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
Francis opened a Holy Year for the global Catholic Church on Tuesday evening, Christmas Eve, which will run through Jan. 6, 2026.
—Joshua McElwee, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Francis has long made ministry to prisoners a hallmark of his priestly vocation, and a Holy Year dedicated to a message of hope is no exception.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Christmas Eve also marks the beginning of the Vatican’s Holy Year in which around 32 million pilgrims are expected to head to Rome throughout 2025.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
The annual appointment kicks off Francis' busy Christmas schedule, this year made even more strenuous because of the start of the Vatican's Holy Year on Christmas Eve.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Katie Wadington, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
Hope's, drawn from conversations with Italian journalist Carlo Musso, was initially planned to be published after Francis' death, but it is being released now in more than 80 countries at Francis' request to coincide with the start of the Catholic Holy Year.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
But the pope decided it should instead be published during the ongoing Catholic Holy Year, which is also focusing on the theme of hope.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS JUBILEE – Pope Francis shares message ‘every Christian needs to remember’ as Holy Year begins.
—Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
Francis opened a Holy Year for the global Catholic Church on Tuesday evening, Christmas Eve, which will run through Jan. 6, 2026.
—Joshua McElwee, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Francis has long made ministry to prisoners a hallmark of his priestly vocation, and a Holy Year dedicated to a message of hope is no exception.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Christmas Eve also marks the beginning of the Vatican’s Holy Year in which around 32 million pilgrims are expected to head to Rome throughout 2025.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
The annual appointment kicks off Francis' busy Christmas schedule, this year made even more strenuous because of the start of the Vatican's Holy Year on Christmas Eve.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Holy Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Year. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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