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 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 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 urges global death penalty abolition, foreign debt relief
Pope Francis on Dec. 12 called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, the alleviation of foreign debt and the creation of a new global fund to eradicate hunger and combat climate change.
Pope Francis calls on Syrian rebels to stabilise country
Pope Francis on Wednesday called on the Syrian rebels who toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to stabilise the country, and govern in a way that promotes national unity. "I hope they find political solutions that,
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.

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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.
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Pope Francis Meets Palestinian Leader Abbas Amid Gaza Crisis
Pope Francis received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Thursday for discussions focused on the ...
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Noel Díaz, El Sembrador supporters reflect on celebrating with Pope Francis
In his remarks to the crowd, which he delivered in Spanish, Pope Francis thanked ESNE for heeding St. Pope John Paul II’s ...
Pope Francis presides over ceremony for new cardinals with wide bruise on his chin
A Vatican spokesman said that the bruise was caused by a contusion on Friday morning, when Francis hit a night stand with his ...
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Pope Francis: Throughout Your Life, Listen to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Do not be afraid; am I not here, I who am your mother?” This is the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe that Pope Francis ...
Pope Francis Once Said 'All Religions Are Paths to God'
He made the remark while speaking to a Singapore crowd on Sept. 13, 2024. Per the Vatican's Italian-to-English translation, ...
Fact Check: Italy did not transfer crowd of migrants to the Vatican in November
No large crowd of migrants was "dumped" at the Vatican in November 2024, as suggested in social media posts sharing an old ...
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Vatican makes history by planning its first ever LGBTQ+ pilgrimage
The Vatican is organizing its first-ever pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ Christians, their relatives and allies during its 2025 ...