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Timothy Gabrielli, Gudorf Chair in Catholic Intellectual Traditions, University of Dayton

Rest, reorientation and hope – the pillars of 2025’s Catholic Jubilee year

A cardinal opens the Holy Door of the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome on Jan. 1, 2025, one of the events starting the Jubilee year. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini

Pope Francis has proclaimed a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, which began on Dec. 24, 2024, and will continue through Jan. 6, 2026. But what is a Jubilee, and what is this year’s about?

Biblical roots

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