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The special Jubilee celebration is part of the Holy Year that is expected to draw 32 million people to the Vatican for the centuries-old pilgrimage to the seat of Catholicism.
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Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The weeklong event, part of the Holy Year, was expected to draw 32 million people to Rome; at least 1 million young people from more than 150 countries were present on Sunday, according to the Vatican.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
Vatican City celebrates its Jubilee 2025 (Holy Year) now through January 6, 2026.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
His tomb in Assisi has become a pilgrimage site especially during the 2025 Holy Year underway.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The Jubilee – Rome’s Holy Year Celebrated every quarter-century for the past 500 years or so, Jubilee is a sacred pilgrimage of spiritual renewal, forgiveness and reflection for Catholics worldwide.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Some 200,000 people flocked to the funeral, held on a brilliant spring day that was supposed to have been a special Holy Year celebration for adolescents.
—Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Italian police have tightened security for the viewing and the funeral, carrying out foot and horse patrols around the Vatican, where pilgrims continued to arrive for the Holy Year celebrations that Francis opened in December.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The ongoing Jubilee, or Catholic Holy Year, will proceed as planned despite the Pope's death, a Vatican spokesperson told Reuters.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The weeklong event, part of the Holy Year, was expected to draw 32 million people to Rome; at least 1 million young people from more than 150 countries were present on Sunday, according to the Vatican.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
Vatican City celebrates its Jubilee 2025 (Holy Year) now through January 6, 2026.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
His tomb in Assisi has become a pilgrimage site especially during the 2025 Holy Year underway.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The Jubilee – Rome’s Holy Year Celebrated every quarter-century for the past 500 years or so, Jubilee is a sacred pilgrimage of spiritual renewal, forgiveness and reflection for Catholics worldwide.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Some 200,000 people flocked to the funeral, held on a brilliant spring day that was supposed to have been a special Holy Year celebration for adolescents.
—Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Italian police have tightened security for the viewing and the funeral, carrying out foot and horse patrols around the Vatican, where pilgrims continued to arrive for the Holy Year celebrations that Francis opened in December.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The ongoing Jubilee, or Catholic Holy Year, will proceed as planned despite the Pope's death, a Vatican spokesperson told Reuters.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Holy Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Year. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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