JUBILEE YEAR, 2025
On Christmas Eve, 2024, our Holy Father Pope Francis, opened the Holy Door of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome to signify the beginning of the Jubilee Year, 2025. Jubilee years have always been events of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church.
Ever since 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII instituted the first Holy Year, God’s people have experienced these celebrations as special gifts of grace. Through the centuries, millions upon millions of pilgrims have journeyed to the sacred places, giving living witness to the faith professed in every age.
Now, at 25 years into the new century, we recognize even more our need to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with open spirits, trusting hearts, and far-sighted vision. Our Holy Father’s chosen motto for this Jubilee — PILGRIMS OF HOPE — calls us to prayer, conversion, and care for one another and all of creation.
For more information on the Jubilee Year 2025, visit:
https://www.iubilaeum2025.va/en.html