page_title: Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
section_title: Main events
hierarchical_section_title: Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy / Main events
caption_attribution_description: English: The Holy Door of the Cathedral in Burgos, Spain, for the Holy Year of Mercy, 2015-2015.
context_page_description: The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy was a Roman Catholic period of prayer held from 8 December 2015, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, to 20 November 2016, the Feast of Christ the King.
  Like previous jubilees, it was seen by the Church as a period for remission of sins and universal pardon focusing particularly on God's forgiveness and mercy. It was an extraordinary Jubilee because it had not been predetermined long before; ordinary jubilees are usually celebrated every 25 years.
  The 2016 Jubilee was first announced by Pope Francis on 13 March 2015. It was declared in the pope's April 2015 papal bull of indiction, Misericordiae Vultus. It is the 27th holy year in history, following the ordinary 2000 Jubilee during John Paul II's papacy. The opening day was also the 50th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council.
  Francis wished for the Jubilee to be celebrated not only in Rome but all around the world; for the first time holy doors are open in single dioceses, either in the cathedral or in historical churches. The first holy door was opened by Pope Francis in Bangui on 29 November 2015, during a tour of East Africa.
context_section_description: The following main events and days of celebration for specific categories of faithfuls were scheduled:
  29 November 2015: opening of a holy door in Bangui's Notre-Dame Cathedral
  8 December 2015: opening of the holy door in St. Peter's Basilica
  13 December 2015: opening of the holy door in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, and in many cathedrals around the world
  1 January 2016: opening of the holy door in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
  19–21 January 2016: Jubilee for the pilgrims
  2 February 2016: Jubilee for consecrated lives, closing of the "Year for Consecrated Life"
  22 February 2016: Jubilee for the Roman Curia
  4–5 March 2016: penitential liturgy and call for "24 Hours for the Lord"
  20 March 2016: Palm Sunday
  3 April 2016: Jubilee for all those who find themselves in the spirituality of mercy
  24 April 2016: Jubilee for newly confirmed aged 13–16 (to older young people is dedicated the World Youth Day in July)
  27–29 May 2016: Jubilee for deacons
  3 June 2016: Jubilee for priests
  12 June 2016: Jubilee for diseased people and those who assist them
  26–31 July 2016: Jubilee for young people and World Youth Day 2016 in Kraków, Poland
  4 September 2016: Jubilee for volunteers
  25 September 2016: Jubilee for catechists
  8–9 October 2016: Marian Jubilee
  6 November 2016: Jubilee for prisoners; some prisoners were to attend celebrations in St. Peter's Basilica
  11–13 November 2016: Jubilee for the Socially Excluded
  13 November 2016: Jubilee for the Socially Marginalized in St. Peter's Basilica; closing of holy doors everywhere except St. Peter's Basilica
  20 November 2016: closing of the holy door in St. Peter's Basilica
caption: The Holy Door of the Cathedral in Burgos, Spain, for the Holy Year of Mercy, 2015–16.
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