Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation ... start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place every quarter century.

Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025. Credit: Vatican Media Francis said the jubilee ...

Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025. (photo: Vatican Media) Hannah Brockhaus/CNA ...

Pope Francis will open a special year in the Catholic Church known as the Jubilee. He will commence the year-long event by opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve.

24 (UPI) --The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" at ... the dear community in Gaza," Pope Francis said Wednesday on Christmas Day as he called for "lasting ...

Pope Leo XIV gave the following homily on Sunday, June 1, 2025 for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the ...