Pope Francis has proclaimed a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, which began on Dec. 24, 2024, and will continue through Jan. 6, 2026. But what is a Jubilee, and what is this year’s about?

Diocese of Ogdensburg Bishop Terry R. LaValley designates 11 pilgrimage sites during the Ordinary Jubilee 2025.

The Jubilee Vatican decree lists the corporal and spiritual works and presents many ways to put them into practice.

The 2025 celebration calls the faithful to listen to the needs of their neighbors and to respond as members of their local Church and the universal Church. Catholics in the Davenport Diocese are ...