JERUSALEM — Hope, the theme chosen by Pope Francis for Jubilee 2025, is in short supply in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza right now, but is needed more than ever, local Catholic leaders say.

Pope Francis kicked off the first Saturday jubilee audience of 2025 by urging pilgrims to embrace hope as a divine strength that enables new beginnings, drawing inspiration from St. John the Baptist.

Jesus and the Jubilee, written by biblical scholar John Bergsma, is a well-timed book coinciding with the start of the 2025 Jubilee on the theme of hope. The new Jubilee is a yearlong season of ...

A jubilee is one of the most significant events of the Catholic Church that occurs only every 25 years. With the beginning of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, there are many questions the faithful ...

Pope Francis will officially inaugurate the Jubilee on Christmas Eve at 7pm, when he pushes open the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. Over 30 million pilgrims expected in Rome for the Jubilee ...

One of the jubilee projects is a walkway from Castel Sant'Angelo to St. Peter's Square. (Alessandro Penso for The Washington Post) Opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve ...

The Catholic Jubilee Year, established in 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII, is rooted in the Jewish tradition of releasing prisoners, forgiving debts, and restoring harmony every 50 years. During the ...

Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend upon Rome as a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations happens throughout 2025. Here are the highlights. The unlocking of ...

(Holy See) First initiated by Pope Boniface VIII in 1300, the Jubilee is a special year in the life of the Catholic Church, also known as a Holy Year. It draws inspiration from Leviticus (25:10 ...

Signs around the Eternal City declare “Roma si trasforma” — “Rome is transformed” as an explanation for the ubiquitous infrastructure projects underway, including the restoration of iconic sculptures ...

Pope Francis on Dec. 24 officially launched the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year, encouraging Christians to use the milestone occasion to dream of a "new world where peace and justice reign." "The ...

Father Stefano Cascio, pastor of Saint Bonaventure Parish in eastern Rome’s suburbs, was 21 years old during the Great Jubilee of 2000. Recalling events such as Masses at the Church of San Carlo ...