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Yesterday, Pope Francis officially inaugurated the 2025 Jubilee by opening the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica. The Jubilee is a unique blend of ancient traditions, religious significance, and contemporary relevance. It serves as a moment of profound spiritual renewal for believers while also impacting the social and cultural fabric of Rome.  The...

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The Jubilee, also known as the Holy Year, will soon take place with visitors flocking to Rome, the Vatican City and across Italy. It is a sacred event for the Catholic Church typically held every 25 years for patrons to ask forgiveness for their sins. The event begins on Dec. 24 when Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the V...

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Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital-era saint. Francis made the announcement at the end of his weekly general audience on Wednesday, saying he would proclaim the church’s youngest contemporary saint during the...

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In 2025, the Catholic Church will celebrate the Jubilee, a Holy Year proclaimed by the Pope, a tradition dating back to 1300. This special year marks an important spiritual milestone for Catholics around the world, and an occasion for reflection and celebration. The Jubilee is officially starting on December 24, 2024, with the opening of the Holy D...

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Jubilee 2025 is one of the biggest Catholic events on the global calendar next year. With Rome being a bucket-list destination for many Catholics, the Holy Year is set to bring even bigger crowds to both Italy’s capital and Vatican City. Celebrated every 25 years, the jubilee is a tradition in the Catholic Church that sees Catholics give time and d...

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Maria Notaro is the owner of the famous La Guli Pastry in the Astoria neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. La Guli Pastry was started by her grandfather, an Italian immigrant into New York, in 1937 and remains family-run today. Maria herself spent some of her childhood in Italy. In 2015 she made some special "Pope Francis Cookies" f...

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Pope Francis paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation on Thursday, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006. Carlo Acutis, born on May 3, 1991, in London and then moved with his Italian parents to Milan as a child, was the youngest contemporary person...

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The Jubilee 2025, known as the Holy Year, will open on December 24th and will last for the entire year 2025. The following Jubilee will be held in 2050, except for extraordinary Jubilees called by the Pope. The Jubilee is for the Catholic Church and also for the city an extraordinary event in Rome, it will not only be a moment of religious reflecti...

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The Vatican is celebrating 50 years of the Vatican Museums’ Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art. Commemorating the anniversary as a significant moment for the museum’s youngest collection, the Holy Father met with world-renowned artists in the Sistine Chapel. Addressing them, he praised – like his predecessor Paul VI – the beauty of art, sayi...

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Last month we introduced you the Italian company Kefa and their project to produce the first watch in the world that bears the emblem of the Vatican City State and the personal coat of arms of Pope Francis on the dial and back, respectively. When we met the founders of this company Gianluigi Di Lorenzo and Carmelo Caruso, we were impressed, even be...

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