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Rome to welcome 500,000 young people for Jubilee of Youth
More than half a million young people from 146 countries are set to arrive in Rome on Monday for the start of the weeklong Jubilee of Youth, which will include a special Jubilee dedicated to Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers. Source: OSV News.
Friendship with Christ the spiritual foundation of ordained ministry: Pope
When a priest has experienced the joy of truly believing in Jesus Christ and embracing him as a friend, it shows, Pope Leo XIV told priests yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Jubilee commission calls for debt relief for struggling nations
The Holy Year 2025 can have a lasting impact on the world’s poorest countries if governments and international institutions adopt a key element of the biblical concept of jubilee by forgiving, restructuring, or pausing foreign debt repayments, according to a report commissioned by Pope Francis. Source: CNS.
MGL Sister has her ‘God moment’ in Blessed Sacrament chapel
Australian Missionaries of God’s Love Sister Therese Mills has spoken of her great joy in joining tens of thousands of pilgrims in Rome for the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and New Communities this weekend. Source: CNA.
Families the cradle of future of humanity: Pope
Families are the cradle of the future of humanity, Pope Leo XIV said during a Mass concluding the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly yesterday. Source: OSV News.
NZ bishops urge world leaders to work for ‘true’ peace
The New Zealand Catholic bishops have issued a pastoral statement on “Fighting Hopelessness in the Jubilee Year of Hope”. Source: NZCBC.
Jubilee event combines piety, statues and Roman ruins
Under a strong spring sun, hundreds of men processed past ancient Roman ruins carrying statues of the crucified Christ and his sorrowful mother on heavy wood bases. Source: CNS.
Australian benefactors arrive in Rome for Jubilee year pilgrimage
More than 1000 benefactors of the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need from 23 different countries – including 25 benefactors from Australia – have arrived in Rome for a Jubilee year pilgrimage starting today.
Rome Mass celebrates Jubilee of People with Disabilities
In a mix of joy, excitement and sadness, families, associations and individuals from all over the world celebrated the Jubilee of People with Disabilities with a Mass yesterday in Rome’s Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls. Source: OSV News.