Year of Mercy prep: Basilica closes holy door
The holy door will be closed so that it can be ceremoniously opened again as a sign that the Church is opening a year of consolation, pardon and hope.
View ArticleTear down this wall: Holy Year calls for human barriers to tumble down
For a spiritual leader who denounces a world divided by walls, a church shuttered by cliques and hearts hardened to compassion, opening wide the Holy Door for the Year of Mercy will be a significant...
View ArticleArchbishop Hebda: Year of Mercy should promote existing avenues of mercy
A day before the Year of Mercy began Dec. 8, Archbishop Bernard Hebda encouraged priests of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to follow Pope Francis’ directives not to begin new programs for...
View ArticleProclaim Christ the king of mercy, pope says at end of Holy Year
Following Christ the King, whose regal power is love and mercy, means the whole church and each Christian must "follow his way of tangible love," Pope Francis said.
View ArticleNewly engaged couple among local Holy Doors’ final pilgrims
Hundreds filled the front steps of the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis Nov. 20 following Mass to witness the closing of the church’s Holy Doors, marking the end of the jubilee Year of Mercy. Among...
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Year of Mercy prep: Basilica closes holy door
The holy door at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis is covered with a picture of the Divine Mercy icon — the face of Christ. The door will be closed for the next three months and opened during...
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Tear down this wall: Holy Year calls for human barriers to tumble down
Cement covers the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 18. Pope Francis will open the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Dec. 8 during a Mass marking the opening of the Holy Year of Mercy. CNS...
View ArticleArchbishop Hebda: Year of Mercy should promote existing avenues of mercy
A day before the Year of Mercy began Dec. 8, Archbishop Bernard Hebda encouraged priests of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to follow Pope Francis’ directives not to begin new programs for...
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Proclaim Christ the king of mercy, pope says at end of Holy Year
Pope Francis closes the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica to mark the closing of the jubilee Year of Mercy at the Vatican Nov. 20. CNS photo/Tiziana Fabi, pool via Reuters Following Christ the King,...
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Newly engaged couple among local Holy Doors’ final pilgrims
From left, Jonathan Thompson and Julia Waletzko are all smiles as they exit the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis Nov. 20 at the conclusion of a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Bernard...
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Spiritual oasis: Year of Prayer a needed rest stop on journey to jubilee
Construction is underway at the intersection of Piazza Pia and Via della Conciliazione, the wide boulevard leading to St. Peter’s Square, in preparation for the Holy Year at the Vatican Jan. 23, 2024....
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