The St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use in the United States, on April 9, 2020, in New Orleans. / Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images
CNA Staff, Feb 24, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
MillionsofCatholicsfromaroundtheworldareconvergingonRomethisyearfortheJubileeYearofHope.Duringthisspecialyear,Catholicshavetheopportunitytogainindulgencesbymakingpilgrimages,prayerfullyvisitingspecificchurches,orpracticingworksofmercy.
Can’tmakeitallthewaytoRomebutstillwanttoparticipateasapilgrim?ThegoodnewsisthataccordingtotheVatican,pilgrimsanywhereintheworldwhoundertake“apiouspilgrimagetoanysacredjubileesite”anddevoutlyparticipateinholyMasscanobtaintheindulgence.
Inaddition,thefaithfulcanalsoobtainthejubileeindulgenceiftheydevoutlyvisitanyjubileesiteindividuallyorinagroup.Whilethere,theyshouldengageinEucharisticadorationandmeditationforasuitableperiodandconcludewiththeOurFather,theprofessionoffaith,andinvocationstoMary,MotherofGod.
IntheU.S.,bishopsacrossthecountryhaveannouncedspecialdesignatedjubileepil
