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What is the Holy Door in the Vatican, which Pope Francis became first to leave open?
The late Pope Francis continued his legacy as an open-armed trailblazer by opening the sacred portal of the Vatican and dying ...
Inside the Vatican's Holy Door tradition and Pope Francis' unfinished chapter
When Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica last Christmas Eve, few could have imagined he wouldn't be ...
Key moments from Pope Francis' funeral as mourners bid farewell to late pontiff
Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday in Rome, with more than 250,000 people -- including President Donald Trump -- mourning ...
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Jubilee pilgrim is first to complete diocesan tour
Going on pilgrimage often conjures images of the Holy Land and other far-flung destinations. But when Brian Rademacher ...
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Vatican announces changes to this week’s Jubilee of Teenagers in Rome
the pilgrimages to the Holy Door and the holy Mass, without the canonization of Acutis, in St. Peter’s Square on April 27. The first-ever Jubilee of Teenagers figures as one of the most ...
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Pope’s death: what now for the Jubilee – and how its kawaii mascot might outlive it
Pope Francis died today in the middle of the Church’s Jubilee Year – a sacred event that brings together Catholics in forgiveness and pilgrimage every 25 years. Now, the Vatican faces an awkwardly ...
Tens of thousands file into St. Peter’s Basilica to pay final respects to Pope Francis
After so many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open ...
From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY -- Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: ...
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Canonization of Blessed Acutis is postponed, Vatican announces
It confirmed the program for the Jubilee of Adolescents has remained mostly the same, including the April 26 pilgrimage to ...
Pope Francis has died. Here's a timeline of some key events in his life.
Here are some important dates in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013 and died on Monday.