Articles on this issue "jubilee"
Here is the letter Benedict XVI sent to Archbishop Julián Barrio Barrio of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on the occasion of the closing of the 2010 Compostelan Holy Year. The Vatican press …
read moreThe Vatican will allow the Mass for the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul to be said on a Sunday in 2009, during the Pauline jubilee year. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the …
read moreKnowing a celebration isn't complete without a theme song, the prior of the Abbey of St. Paul Outside the Walls has composed the official hymn of the Pauline Year. Benedictine Father Johannes …
read moreThe archpriest of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls is looking for initiatives that will carry the celebration of the Year of St. Paul throughout the world. The Pauline Year, called …
read morePerhaps it's not immediately visible, but the Christian heritage of Turkey is accessible if one simply begins to scratch the surface, said the president of this country's episcopal conference. …
read moreCoordinators of the jubilee year of St. Paul say that Turkey will have a strategic role during the commemoration, since Tarsus was the birth place of the saint. Benedict XVI proclaimed a …
read moreBenedict XVI's vicar for Rome launched the jubilee year of St. Lawrence, which marks the 1,750th anniversary of the martyrdom of the saint who considered the poor as treasures of the Church. …
read moreThe dedication rite of a chapel on the Mount of the Beatitudes gave John Paul II the chance to recall his 2000 pilgrimage to the Holy Land. On Jan. 11, the chapel of the Domus Galilaeae …
read moreThe Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 was not only of interest to the 25 million pilgrims who came to Rome for the occasion. It also caught the attention of sociologists of religion. Since 1996, …
read moreThe Raigarh Diocese in the east central state of Chhattisgarh is marking 50 years of service to the poor, oppressed and needy, in a place where Christian missionaries a century ago were …
read moreAs a special analysis, ZENIT today publishes a conference given by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, during the Jubilee of catechists last …
read moreJohn Paul II today appointed Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, secretary of the Jubilee Year committee, as prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The Italian cardinal is …
read moreEight out of every 10 entertainers in Italy said they "never forget to pray before going on stage or on the air," a survey finds. The survey by the Italian bishops conference also finds that …
read moreWhats there left to do for John Paul II, after the end of the Jubilee Year? Plenty, it seems. The Popes agenda for the next three years lists trips around the world, as well as the biggest …
read moreRather than remain a beautiful memory, the Jubilee Year must impel the Church toward a new missionary thrust in proclaiming the Gospel, John Paul II said today. "Christ, who is the same …
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