Following 2010, the next Holy Year will not be for another 11 years.

At the top of the head is a concrete cross which was placed there in 1950 during the holy year.

What's on when Santiago celebrates a holy year in 2004, and many events are planned.

The door is bricked over when the Holy Year ends.

The Church would like more attention given to its Holy Year, please.

More than 272,000 pilgrims made the trip during the course of the Holy Year of 2010.

This cross was erected by local residents in 1950 to celebrate the Holy Year.

In that ceremony, 359 priests were ordained to mark the Holy Year.

This Holy Year is for you a year of battle, with the world as prize.

During Holy Years, indulgences are granted to those who visit certain churches.

They are all supposed to be finished by Christmas, when the Holy Year begins.

For Catholics, this holy year takes place every 25 years so as to improve each pope's chances of presiding over the celebration.

Outside of Holy Years, the city still receives a remarkable number of pilgrims.

After Holy Year, the association cared for the convalescent poor, discharged from city hospitals.

Once the Holy Year ends on Jan. 6, however, many wonder whether he might retire.

The cathedral's ornate front facade and main altar have been cleaned for the Holy Year.

Because each pope wanted a chance to preside over a Holy Year, starting in 1475 they were scheduled to occur every 25 years.

Depending on leap years, Holy Years occur in 5, 6 and 11 year intervals.

Until now, the only focus of celebration of holy years has been Rome, said Msgr.

It's a Holy Year in 2010, which means it's high time for a Christian pilgrimage.

He designated as Holy Years those in which the feast of the saint fell on a Sunday.

He has long dreamed of leading a Holy Year pilgrimage to the sites where Jesus lived and died.

The Holy Year could give rise to a new wave of anticlericalism among the young."

It is therefore necessary in this Holy Year 1950, to preach the truth and the true gospel of Christ.