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Pope Francis launches holy Jubilee year on Christmas Eve
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Pope Francis launched the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, a jubilee year, on Christmas Eve by opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The event is expected to attract over 32 million tourists to Rome next year. The Holy Year is expected to bring economic benefits to the city, but residents are concerned that the influx of tourists will drive up housing costs and damage the city's character.
May the Son of the Most High sustain the efforts of the international community to facilitate access to humanitarian aid for the civilian population of Sudan and to initiate new negotiations for a ceasefire.
Often we halt at the threshold of that door: we lack the courage to cross it, because it challenges us to examine our lives. Entering through that door calls for the sacrifice involved in taking a step forward, leaving behind our disputes and divisions, and surrendering ourselves to the outstretched arms of the child who is the prince of peace.
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sources
- 1.Le Monde
- 2.CTV News
- 3.BBC
- 4.France 24
- 5.CNA News
- 6.The New York Times
- 7.The Washington Post
- 8.The Times of India
- 9.Al Jazeera
- 10.The Times
- 11.Holy See Press Office
- 12.Agence France-Presse
perspectives
countries
- 1.Ukraine
- 2.Holy See (Vatican City State)
- 3.Israel
- 4.Russian Federation
- 5.Sudan
- 6.Palestine, State of
- 7.Syrian Arab Republic
- 8.Germany
- 9.Italy
- 10.Lebanon
- 11.Iraq
- 12.Haiti
organizations
- 1.Catholic Church
- 2.Hamas
- 3.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 4.La Tenda di Gionata
- 5.24th Mechanized Brigade
- 6.211th battalion
- 7.Hayat Tahrir Al Sham
- 8.International Court of Justice
- 9.Islamic State
- 10.Rapid Support Forces
- 11.United Nations
- 12.US National Weather Service
persons
- 1.Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- 2.Giorgia Meloni
- 3.Donald Trump
- 4.Boniface VIII
- 5.Lisbeth Dembele
- 6.Blanca Martin
- 7.Keiran Southern
- 8.Volodymyr Zelenskiy
- 9.Andrew Medichini
- 10.Barbara Lewis
- 11.John Paul II
- 12.Joshua McElwee