As the year 2000 fast approaches, we are invited to prepare for this great celebration of the 2000th birthday of Lord Jesus Christ. Below are just a few links to sites with information on the Millennium festivals and celebrations of the Roman Catholic Church.

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Holy Year of Jubilee
• La Via Francigena - pilgrims crossing Italy on the way to Rome for the jubilee year can get lots of historical and tourist information here; (in Italian).
• Via Francigena - An Alternative Pilgrim Route to Rome for the Jubilee in 2000.
• Jubilee Year 2000 - This page contains the Archbishop's message and the Pope's invitation for this Jubilee year found in the letter "The coming of the Third Millennium".
• Greenwich 2000 - The Millennium Celebrations: Great Jubilee 2000.