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Paths to Mercy: Vatican outlines ways to obtain Jubilee Indulgence

By Cindy Wooden/OSV NEWS

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VATICAN CITY. For centuries a feature of holy year celebrations has been the indulgence, which the church describes as a remission of the temporal punishment a person is due for their sins.

During the Holy Year 2025, which will open at the Vatican Dec. 24 and close Jan. 6, 2026, Catholics can earn a Jubilee Indulgence by passing through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, fasting for one day of the week from “futile distractions” such as social media and working to defend human life or assist migrants and refugees.

Feeding People, Body and Soul

By Rochelle Schlortt

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COLORADO SPRINGS. In the past year, Catholic Charities agencies across the nation served more than 30 million meals to vulnerable people at risk of hunger — at food pantries and congregate dining settings, in summer and afterschool programs for children, and to seniors in affordable housing communities. Food and nutrition programs are often the gateway for clients to be assessed for and receive other necessary services from a Catholic Charities agency. 

Feast of Immaculate Conception on Dec. 9 is holy day of obligation

By Kate Quinones/Catholic News Agency

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VATICAN CITY. The Vatican has clarified that Catholics in the United States must still attend Mass on holy days of obligation even when they are transferred to Mondays or Saturdays, correcting a long-standing practice in the U.S. Church but causing some short-term disparities in the way the rule is applied.

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