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Holy Year

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Noun1.Holy Year - (Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)
Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
twelvemonth, year, yr - a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"
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The political/church debate in the United States about whether pro-abortion Catholics may receive Holy Communion is an example of the appropriateness and timeliness of the Holy Year.
Year of the Eucharist begins on October 10 by Catholic Insight
On Christmas Eve 1999, Pope John Paul II ushered in the Jubilee Year by ceremoniously unsealing the great Holy Year Door of St.
OPEN SOME DOORS THIS ADVENT by RUPP, JOYCE / U.S. Catholic
This year's millennial celebrations in Rome remind us that the tradition of Holy Year pilgrimages began in 1300 with Pope Boniface VIII.
Rome 1300: On the Path of the Pilgrim by Cunningham, Lawrence S. / Commonweal
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