How to Use Holy Year in a Sentence

Holy Year

noun
  • Only once before, in 1700, has a Holy Year been opened by one pope and closed by another.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Last year, on the occasion of the 2025 Holy Year, the Giro d’Italia passed through the Vatican.
    — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The Jubilee, also known as the Holy Year, is in full swing with visitors flocking to Rome, the Vatican City and across Italy.
    — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The pilgrimage is not officially sponsored by the Vatican, but is listed on the Vatican’s calendar of Holy Year events.
    — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Leo had a packed calendar ministering to the 33 million pilgrims who came to the Vatican during the 2025 Holy Year.
    — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The next Holy Year is not expected before 2033, when the Catholic Church may hold a special one to mark 2,000 years since the death of Jesus.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Leo's first few months as pope have been dominated by fulfilling the weekly Holy Year obligations of meeting with pilgrimage groups and celebrating special Jubilee audiences and Masses.
    — CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The last jubilee held under two different popes was in the year 1700, when Innocent XII opened the Holy Year that was then closed by Clement XI.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • By convening the consistory immediately after those Holy Year events, Leo appears to be signaling the unofficial launch of his own pontificate, and charting a course aligned with his priorities.
    — Anna Matranga, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Since his election at the papal conclave in May, the American pontiff's tenure has largely been shaped by commitments inherited from Francis, including the major events of the 2025 Holy Year.
    — Anna Matranga, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The Catholic Jubilee Year – or Holy Year – was established in the 14th century by Pope Boniface VIII and is 12 months focused on forgiveness and reconciliation.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The two-day Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Influencers was one of numerous Catholic assemblies taking place this year as part of the Holy Year of the Church, a year of spiritual renewal conducted by the Vatican every 25 years.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Oscar-winning directors Spike Lee, George Miller, Giuseppe Tornatore and Gus Van Sant are also expected at the event, which is being organized by the Vatican’s culture office as part of the Catholic Church’s ongoing Holy Year celebrations.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Continue reading … PAPAL PREMIERE – First American pope to welcome Hollywood stars to Vatican for rare Holy Year audience.
    — FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The event will celebrate the Catholic Jubilee Holy Year — the 2,025th anniversary of the incarnation of Jesus Christ — and also mark the closing of the third World Meeting on Human Fraternity, a conference held by the Fratelli Tutti Foundation.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025

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