Ailing Pope surprises pilgrims during Jubilee of the Sick
With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair and wearing a nasal cannula, made an unexpected … Learn More
Category: Jubilee 2025
Cardinal Tobin: Our Lenten journey, a pilgrimage of hope
My dear sisters and brothers in Christ, The theme for Jubilee Year 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope.” Pilgrimages are as old as Judaism and Christianity (and many other religious traditions). … Learn More
Jubilarians Honored at Annual Mass for Consecrated Life
The Archdiocese of Newark celebrated World Day for Consecrated Life on Saturday, Feb. 1, with a special Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, … Learn More
Archdiocese of Newark to celebrate Jubilee for Consecrated Life Feb. 1
The Archdiocese of Newark will join the global Church in celebrating World Day for Consecrated Life on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of the … Learn More
St. Peter’s Holy Door sees more than half million pilgrims in two weeks
More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the first two weeks after Pope Francis opened it.
Mary, not technology, is world’s hope, cardinal says at Holy Door opening
Cardinal Rolando Makrickas prayed that the world would entrust itself to Mary, “the door to heaven,” at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on Jan. 1
Newark Archdiocese launches Jubilee Year 2025 with hope-filled Opening Mass
The Archdiocese of Newark inaugurated the Jubilee Year 2025 with an Opening Mass celebrated by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at the … Learn More
Lateran Holy Door opens as Rome’s jubilee journey continues
On the feast of the Holy Family, Cardinal Baldassare Reina opened the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, the third such ceremony since Pope Francis inaugurated the … Learn More
Don’t lose hope, pope says as he opens Holy Door at Rome prison
Wearing red vestments for the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis knocked on the door of the church in Rome’s Rebibbia prison complex and walked over its threshold.
Pope urges war-torn world to walk through door of peace on Christmas
As millions of pilgrims prepare to cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis called on individuals, nations and the global community to take a transformative step … Learn More