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Why is the jubilee such an important event for Catholics? The answer is simple: It offers an extraordinary opportunity to attain salvation.
For Jubilee 2025 pilgrims, the experience of arriving in Rome will be new due to the reconditioning of a disused stretch of railway and a reception center near the basilica.
Pilgrims from around the world are passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, which Pope Francis opened to begin the 2025 Jubilee.
The 88-year-old Pope Francis presided over Mass during the Night on Christmas Eve after opening the Holy Door to officially start the 2025 Jubilee Year.
The 88-year-old Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025.
The Vatican’s jubilee organizers say they are neither supporting nor opposing the event while the figures behind it are declining to comment.
“The challenges are many: the dignity of work, family, education, civic engagement, care for creation, and new technologies,” Pope Francis said.
This year’s lunch, organized by the Dicastery for the Service of Charity in collaboration with the Italian Red Cross, will be held inside the Paul VI Hall.