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A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here's what you need to know
At the start of Christmas Eve Mass, Francis will push open the Holy ... allow the estimated 32 million pilgrims projected to visit Rome to pass through. The first Holy Year was called in 1300 ...
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Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome's patience
He was wheeled across the threshold as bells tolled across Rome and the choir inside the basilica began Christmas Eve Mass. In his homily, Francis said the Holy Year is an opportunity to relieve ...
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Pope brings Holy Year and prayers for better future to Rome prison, a 'cathedral of pain and hope'
ROME — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy ... of the Catholic jubilar year 2025 before presiding over the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024.
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Pope brings Holy Year and a message of hope to Rome's main prison
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his ... morning was his final big event of the week after he celebrated Christmas Eve Mass on Tuesday evening at St. Peter’s Basilica and delivered his ...
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Pope brings Holy Year and a message of hope to Rome’s main prison
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his ... re-enacting the gesture he performed at St. Peter’s Basilica two nights earlier on Christmas Eve. The opening of the Holy Door at the Basilica ...