Opening the Holy Door at St. Mary Major, Cardinal Rolando Makrickas prayed that the world would entrust itself to Mary, "the ...
"Let us offer our prayer to the Father so that, like Mary, we may be pilgrims of hope who bring Christ into the world." ...
Catholics will be able to obtain the indulgence on pilgrimages to any holy place of the jubilee, those churches designated ...
The papal basilica, also known as the 'Bethlehem of the West,' houses both the venerated icon of Mary and relics of Christ’s ...
From his wheelchair, Francis knocked a few times and the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica swung open. He was wheeled ...
On Christmas Eve in 2024 Pope Francis opened the first Holy Door. One TikToker thinks he heard the screams of a kid possibly ...
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo/Lawrence Awuni Bolgatanga, Dec 30, GNA – The Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta, Bishop of the ...
Marked by solemn processions and prayers for hope in troubled times, Archbishop Bernard Hebda presided over two opening ...
Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your ...
Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals to ...
The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the ...
Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...