The first Jubilee in Western Christianity was in 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII proclaimed a Jubilee year to encourage pilgrims to journey to Rome. According to the chronicles of the day, some ...

Celestine’s successor, Pope Boniface VIII, did not like the idea of an ex-pope even if the retired pope wanted to live in solitude. Boniface imprisoned Celestine, who died 10 months later.

Then, one morning, with a coldly vengeful Colonna at its bead, a group of armed men stole in upon Boniface’s palace at Anagni, where, enthroned and crowned, the Pope met them, awaiting his death.

Boniface VIII established the Jubilee Year by drawing on a tradition of “popular spirituality” that included pilgrimages and indulgences, as Pope Francis recalls in “Hope Does Not Disappoint ...

___ This story was first published on Dec. 25, 2024. It was updated on Dec. 30, 2024 to correct the pope who called the first Holy Year in 1300. It was Pope Boniface VIII.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test ...

___ This story was first published on Dec. 25, 2024. It was updated on Dec. 30, 2024 to correct the pope who called the first Holy Year in 1300. It was Pope Boniface VIII.

Pope Boniface VIII called the first Holy Year in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years.

Pope Boniface VIII called the first Holy Year in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years.