Italy's festive season this year opens with an extraordinary event, the Holy Year, bringing a special Christmas made of faith, history and holiness. Luciana Cilemmi Giachi guides us through this special Christmas in Italy.
Jubilee 2015
Rome and the magnificence of the eternal city
It's easy to love talking about Pope Francis: his strength in speaking about important issues, his closeness to the people, make him feel like a friend next door rather than the head of the Catholic Church.
Jubilee 2015
Pope Francis and his greatness for humanity
His fight against inequality, which has marked his life, his strength and his faith without limits, his closeness to people living on the margins of society, have made him the pope of the people.
Jubilee 2015
St Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Bishop of Rome, Pope of the Catholic Church and Head of State of Vatican City, will open the Jubilee, also called the Holy Year, on December 8, 2015, until November 20, 2016. During the Holy Year, those who come to Rome and cross the Holy Door of St Peter will receive the Plenary Indulgence, erasing all sins committed and their penalties. Forgiveness is open to all.
Jubilee 2015
The Holy Door
The Holy Door stays closed and walled up the rest of the year; opening it only during the Jubilee begins a ritual that symbolically expresses the idea that, during the Jubilee, the faithful undertake an "extraordinary journey" toward salvation.
Jubilee 2015
Vatican City and Castel Sant'Angelo
Throughout the history of the Church, Rome has attracted pilgrims from around the world, and it will be so again for this extraordinary event: from December 8, 2015 until November 20, 2016, Pope Francis will open the Holy Door of the Vatican Basilica and launch the Holy Year of Extraordinary Mercy.
Jubilee 2015
The extraordinary year
In an environment ready to welcome the Holy Year, the details and the wine are the main ingredients for wishing well everyone who respects the ritual of the Jubilee and visits Italy in this extraordinary year.
BARTOLOMEO Super Tuscan: a wine pleasing to Pope Francis.
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