"I therefore encourage the rulers of countries with a Christian tradition to set a good example by cancelling or reducing as much as possible the debts of the poorest countries," said Pope Francis.

EDITORIAL: Whether you travel to Rome or participate locally during the special celebration, God’s grace still flows to the ...

The Vatican has detailed how to obtain plenary indulgences — removing temporal punishment for sin through Christ’s merits — ...

It is a rite seen only once every 25 years. Between Christmas Eve and Jan. 5, the Pope will open a series of holy doors in the Vatican and throughout Rome, signifying the start of a Jubilee year. ABC7 ...

Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the related to the forgiveness of sins that roughly amounts to a “get out of Purgatory free” card. Francis declared a special Jubilee ...

The entry of the jubilee cross into the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth on Dec. 29 marked the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in the Holy Land. The event, celebrated on the feast ...

For the Jubilee Year 2025, the experience of arriving in the Eternal City will take on a new direction thanks to the fact that the last stage of the journey has been completely reconfigured with ...

Readers, prepare for a literary feast in 2025. Celebrity memoirs may be the book critic’s pet peeve – few revelations, less ...

Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” – related to the forgiveness of sins that roughly amounts to a “get out of Purgatory free” card. Francis declared a special Jubilee in ...

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KATHMANDU – About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering well-wishers at the long ...