Jubilee Year - Special Year for the Faithful
A Jubilee Year is an important event in the Catholic Church, characterized as a time of grace, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
The Church will observe the Jubilee Year 2025, which begins Dec. 24, 2024, with the opening of a Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, and is to end on Epiphany, Jan. 6, 2026.
Its theme calls on the faithful to be “pilgrims of hope,” encouraging them to contribute to the Church’s mission of fostering unity and charity among all people.
The Vatican has announced a special plenary indulgence, which provides complete remission of punishment for already forgiven sins. It can be applied to oneself or to a deceased person in Purgatory.