Jubilee in the Catholic Church
SPECIAL YEAR OF REMISSION OF SINS AND UNIVERSAL PARDON IN JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
Roman Jubilee; Jubilee Year of the Redemption; Holy Year of the Redemption; Holy year of the redemption; Jubilee year of the redemption; Holy Year of Jubilee; Jubilee indulgence; Holy Year; Jubilee of Redemption; Jubilee (Christian); Papal Jubilee; Holy year; Jubilee pilgrimage; Jubilee (Christianity)
A jubilee is a special year of remission of sins and universal pardon. In Leviticus, a jubilee year ( yūḇāl) is mentioned to occur every 50th year; during which slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts would be forgiven and the mercies of God would be particularly manifest.