Jubilee Year
Biden’s $10,000 student debt forgiveness plan ignores the economics of race
By Cassandra Gould — August 26, 2022
(RNS) — Pardon me for not feeling compelled to celebrate what is for many Black and brown Americans a non-event.
Pope Francis: A poor and welcoming church spreads the gospel
By David Gibson — November 20, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Using “power and success” to evangelize betrays the core of the Gospel message, the pontiff said as he closed a special holy year of mercy.
Rome’s Jewish catacombs to open to the public
By Josephine McKenna — March 29, 2016
ROME (RNS) The catacombs are included in 20 cultural itineraries unveiled by Italy’s cultural minister to mark the pope's Jubilee Year of Mercy.
Padre Pio’s body leaves the Vatican after drawing thousands of pilgrims
By Rosie Scammell — February 11, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The body of one of Italy’s favorite saints spent nearly a week on display inside St. Peter’s Basilica as part of the Jubilee of Mercy.
African Catholics embrace Jubilee Year as time for Muslim understanding
By Fredrick Nzwili — December 21, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) African Catholics, numbering about 200 million, hope to take advantage of the Jubilee Year declared by Pope Francis to advance forgiveness and interfaith understanding, especially with Muslims.
Pope Francis warns pilgrims: ‘Don’t get conned — salvation is free!’
By Rosie Scammell — December 16, 2015
(RNS) “Be careful that there’s not someone a bit quick and too cunning that tells you that you must pay," Pope Francis said at his Wednesday public audience in St. Peter's Square.
Soaring attendance at Vatican events since Francis’ election
By Eric J. Lyman — January 2, 2014
ROME (RNS) Some 735,000 people attended Vatican events during each of the nine months of Pope Francis' papacy, according to information released Thursday by the Holy See. It's the highest average recorded in recent years.
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