Jubilee Year

Each year on Oct. 3, the followers of St. Francis of Assisi — friars; nuns; laypeople — mark the saint’s journey from life to death, his “Transitus” as it is …

“May the journey towards the celebration of the second millennium of the Redemption in 2033 be undertaken together” by all the Christians, the pope said.

For the first time in eight centuries, the mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi are being exposed for an extended period of public veneration.

The relic’s arrival coincides with the special Jubilee Year proclaimed by the pope to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.

As the church marks the end of the Jubilee Year of Hope of two popes, Catholics are reflecting on how that theme took on new meaning.

Masses held at cathedrals on the feast of the Holy Family Dec. 28 marked the closing of diocesan celebrations of the Jubilee Year of Hope.

“The Magnificat,” one of Santer’s early commissions, greets visitors to Catholic United Financial’s St. Cloud branch office as part of CUF’s sponsorship of the Diocese of St. Cloud’s “Jubilee Passport: …

The path to conversion, the door to God’s mercy and the call to live in Christian hope all continue beyond the Jubilee Year, said the three cardinals who closed the …

Will Peterson, founder and president of Modern Catholic Pilgrim, suggests four ways Catholics can deepen their local pilgrimage experience for Jubilee 2025.

Editor’s note: This article contains graphic images of the war in Ukraine that some readers may find upsetting. PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth …