Jubilee Year, Pope Francis

Pope calls for debt reduction for poorer countries to mark the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year
Pope Francis is calling on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter of justice on the occasion of the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year.
Pope Francis makes Jubilee year appeal to end hunger, debt woes and death penalty
Anticipating the World Day of Peace on Jan. 1, Pope Francis renewed John Paul’s appeals earlier this month, asking for the forgiveness of foreign debt, elimination of the death penalty and creation of a fund aimed at eradicating world hunger using money allocated for armaments.
Pope Francis calls for end to foreign debt, death penalty ahead of Jubilee Year
Pope Francis has called on all nations to eliminate the death penalty, to divert a fixed percentage of arms spending to a global fund to fight hunger and climate change, and to cancel the international debt of developing nations.
Pope Francis Urges Debt Cancelation for 2025 Jubilee
Pope Francis has issued an urgent appeal to wealthier nations to drastically reduce or eliminate poorer countries' debts, framing it as a question of justice. As the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year approaches,
Pope calls for debt forgiveness, abolition of death penalty
Pope Francis called for debt relief for the poor countries of the South of the globe and the universal abolition of the death penalty in his message for World Peace Day 2025, which takes place on January 1.

Pope meets Palestinian leader Abbas at Vatican

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Pope to Open Five Holy Doors at the Vatican Starting Christmas Eve
Pope Francis will open five Holy Doors in a long-standing catholic tradition and will introduce a never-before-seen ritual.
National Catholic Reporter11h
Vatican's keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears — at least until Christmas Eve
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Angelus19h
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Vatican's antimafia judge Giuseppe Pignatone resigns from tribunal
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Politicized Vatican Nativity Scene Sparks Backlash Against Pope Francis: ‘There Are No Words’
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National Catholic Reporter18h
Nancy Pelosi's Communion ban to be resolved by Vatican
In an interview with NCR, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged that San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone's ...
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The Fruit Is Ripe: Vatican-Vietnam Diplomatic Relations After 35 Years
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