John Lateran, the third such Jubilee event following last week's opening of Holy Doors at St Peter's Basilica and Rome's Rebbibia Prison by Pope Francis. Catholic pilgrims who walk through a Holy ...

Why is the jubilee such an important event for Catholics? The answer is simple: It offers an extraordinary opportunity to attain salvation and experience that God’s holiness can transform us.

The Pope may also declare ‘extraordinary’ Jubilees during other years, such as the Jubilee of Mercy in 2016, which are special occasions outside the regular 25-year cycle. The Jubilee invites ...

The last such Jubilee was the "Jubilee of Mercy", called by Pope Francis, on the fiftieth anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council in 1965. The Pope envisaged a Jubilee of great ...