Vatican City, 14 March 2015 (VIS) –
Yesterday, 13 March 2015, in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis
declared the celebration of an extraordinary Holy year. The Jubilee
announcement was made during the homily of the penitential
celebration with which he opened the “24 Hours for the Lord”
initiative. This “Jubilee of Mercy” will commence with the
opening of the Holy Door in the Vatican Basilica on the Solemnity of
the Immaculate Conception, 8 December, and will conclude on November
20, 2016 with the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the
Universe.
The papal Bull will be made public on
Divine Mercy Sunday, 12 April, the Feast day instituted by St. John
Paul II and celebrated on the Sunday after Easter.
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