Golden Jubilee

Nam Vazhvu (Our Life), a Catholic Tamil weekly published by the Tamil Nadu Bishops' Council since 1975, honored three veteran writers for their significant contributions during its Golden Jubilee celebrations for the Tiruchirappalli zone on March 31, 2025, at St. Mary’s Cathedral Hall, Melaputhur, Tamil Nadu, India.

The Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India, celebrated its Golden Jubilee celebrations with a solemn Eucharistic celebration on February 6, 2025, at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish grounds in Daringbadi, Kandhamal district.

For the first time in the Jubilee tradition, dating back to the 15th century, Pope Francis will open a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison on December 26, the feast of St. Stephen, according to the Vatican News.

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“I am very proud to say [that] God, out of His merciful love and compassion, has healed me,” Archbishop Rolando said.

The Christian Organization for Relief and Rehabilitation (CORR)-The Jute Works (CJW), a church-based handicraft cooperative in Bangladesh, opened its golden jubilee of existence on July 26.

The Catholic Nurses’ Guild of Singapore (CNG) will celebrate its golden jubilee and Nurses' Day Mass on July 23.

"Through his example of life, there are many vocations for the religious life (nuns and priests). Father Fernandez, just like a drop of honey, has attracted so many young people, boys and girls, to embrace the religious or priestly life," said Father Anacleto.

“It is God who provided courage, strength, and energy to face the persecution and suffering in the time of anti-Christian violence in 2008 and made them witnesses of true Christian missionaries. They may continue to serve the Lord throughout their lives,” said Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar John Barwa, SVD, said,

“Monsignor Nerius U Maung Maung is a person who fosters the promotion of vocation. He valued his priestly life. He enjoyed his prayer life and spiritual exercises,” Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon Archdiocese said.

Monsignor Joseph Soosay is the first priest from the Mawlamyine diocese in Myanmar to receive the ‘Monsignor’ title and the ceremony was held together with his golden jubilee of priestly ordination in Mawlamyine Diocesan Center, Myanmar, on March 1.

Seva Kendra evolved into a broad-based organization implementing a variety of rural and urban projects on community empowerment, social justice, health, education, environment and livelihoods development programs.

Caritas Bangladesh, the social action arm of the Catholic Church, marks its 50th anniversary with love and service on November 12, 2022.

"50 years of missionary and evangelizing presence and services is our gratitude, confession, and pilgrims of hope in communion," says Father Ajit Victor Costa, OMI Delegation Superior in Bangladesh.

The Vatican reveals the official Logo of the upcoming Jubilee Year to be held in 2025 on the theme 'Pilgrims of Hope'.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) celebrated its Golden Jubilee at Mohammadpur, Dhaka, on May 27.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) will celebrate its 50th anniversary on May 27, 2022.