Catholics will be able to obtain the indulgence on pilgrimages to any holy place of the jubilee, those churches designated ...

The theme Pilgrims of Hope marks this special year, which will begin on December 24, 2024, when Pope Francis opens the Holy ... Shrine of Santiago, Compostela; Parish of Santo Tomas de Villanueva ...

I'm looking at a possible Fall 2025 return to Spain, and being in Santiago de Compostela on Sunday, September 14th -- Exaltation of the Holy Cross Day! .... I can recall having been in Burgos on that ...

Nov. 24, 2024. The botafumeiro is a several-foot-tall, 180-pound silver-plated brass censer with an eight-sided Gothic cathedral cupola perched atop its bowl, and is inspired by its namesake used at ...

The papal basilica, also known as the 'Bethlehem of the West,' houses both the venerated icon of Mary and relics of Christ’s ...

On the feast of the Holy Family, Cardinal Baldassare Reina opened the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, the third such ceremony since Pope Francis inaugurated the Jubilee Year of ...

Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas ...

Pilgrims from around the world are passing through the open Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, which Pope Francis opened on Christmas Eve to begin the 2025 Jubilee. The pilgrimage to the Holy ...

Faithful walk through the Holy Door of St.Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, after it was opened by Pope Francis on Christmas Eve, marking the start of the Catholic 2025 ...