2025 Jubilee: Holy Year of Hope

The 2025 Jubilee officially opened on December 24, 2024, with the rite of Opening of the Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of St. Peter by Pope Francis in the Vatican, and runs to January 6, 2026, the Feast Day of Epiphany, with the Closing of the Holy Door. The Jubilee is one of the Catholic Church’s most significant celebrations, occurring every 25 years. The 2025 Jubilee will be centered on the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.”

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A group of Templar volunteers in front of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Reimagined Templar Knights provide assistance to 2025 Jubilee pilgrims

Jan 30, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Templars Today, a private association of lay faithful, signed an agreement with the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization to assist jubilee... Read more

Kimbal Musk speaks at the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas.

Elon Musk’s brother pitches jubilee year drone show in Rome

Jan 28, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Kimbal Musk, an entrepreneur, reportedly met with Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri on Jan. 25 to propose a drone-based musical light... Read more

Pope Francis and the editor of his autobiography, Carlo Musso.

Editor of Pope Francis’ autobiography: ‘He gave absolute freedom, without red lines’

Jan 28, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

“Hope is the mainstay that undergirds Pope Francis’ entire life,” said Carlo Musso, the Italian editor of Pope Francis’ autobiographical... Read more

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Jan. 26, 2025.

Never forget Auschwitz horrors, Pope Francis says ahead of 80th anniversary

Jan 26, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Speaking at the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis marked the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and made urgent appeals for... Read more

Pope Francis delivers his homily during the Jan. 26, 2025, Mass for Word of God Sunday at St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope marks Word of God Sunday amid 2025 jubilee events: ‘God’s Word walks with us’

Jan 26, 2025

By AC Wimmer

“The Word of God is alive: Through the centuries it walks with us and, by the power of the Holy... Read more

Pope Francis presides over vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, accompanied by masters of ceremonies, marking the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 25, 2025.

Pope sees ‘providential’ moment as Catholics, Orthodox hope to celebrate Easter 2025 together

Jan 25, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis emphasized that hope is “always possible” in Jesus Christ during an ecumenical vespers service marking the Week of... Read more

A participant captures Pope Francis on their phone during the Jubilee of the World of Communications event at the Paul VI Hall, Jan. 25, 2025.

At Vatican jubilee, Pope Francis skips prepared text for heart-to-heart with journalists

Jan 25, 2025

By AC Wimmer

The written remarks also warned against what the pope termed “brain rot” caused by constant social media scrolling, calling for... Read more

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for Mass on the solemnity of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Francis calls potential U.S. deportation plans ‘a disgrace’

Jan 19, 2025

By AC Wimmer

“If this is true it is a disgrace because it makes the poor unfortunate who have nothing pay the price... Read more

Pope Francis greets new Swiss Guards as they prepare to be sworn in on May 6, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope highlights Swiss Guard’s jubilee year service to pilgrims

Jan 18, 2025

By AC Wimmer

As millions of pilgrims are expected for the jubilee year in Rome, Pope Francis praised the patient service of the... Read more

The musical will be available for a month for pilgrims coming to Rome during the 2025 Jubilee of Hope.

1,600 of Rome’s poor attend ‘Bernadette of Lourdes’ premiere

Jan 16, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

A musical that tells the story of St. Bernadette, visionary of Our Lady of Lourdes, made its debut in Rome... Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin meets with Cuba President Miguel Díaz-Canel on June 20, 2023, at the Vatican.

Vatican secretary of state calls Cuba prisoner release ‘a sign of great hope’

Jan 16, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Pietro Parolin also commented on Biden’s commutation of death sentences for 37 death row inmates, expressing hope there will... Read more

The Amerigo Vespucci Italian naval ship.

Historic Italian naval ship chosen to be a jubilee church in 2025

Jan 13, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian naval ship named after the 15th-century explorer that inspired the name “America,” has been designated... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the journalists covering the Vatican on Jan. 22, 2024.

Journalists to gather in Rome for Jubilee of the World of Communications

Jan 12, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Media professionals from different countries will gather Jan. 24–26 in the Eternal City to take part in the Jubilee of... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims from his wheelchair during the Saturday jubilee audience in the Vatican’s audience hall, Jan. 11, 2025.

Pope Francis welcomes jubilee pilgrims: ‘Begin again with hope’

Jan 11, 2025

By AC Wimmer

The virtue of hope holds a divine strength: In his first Saturday Jubilee 2025 audience, Pope Francis reflected on hope... Read more

A new tour of the Vatican Gardens at the pope’s summer palace in Castel Gandolfo is opening in spring 2025 for jubilee pilgrims who wish to escape the crowds in Rome for a day and immerse themselves in the natural beauty of God’s creation.

PHOTOS: New Jubilee tour of Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo highlights beauty of creation

Jan 11, 2025

By Courtney Mares

A new tour for Jubilee 2025 of the Vatican Gardens at the pope’s summer palace in Castel Gandolfo aims to... Read more

A depiction of the Baptism of the Lord is prominently placed in the new Church of the Baptism in Jordan during the church’s inauguration on Jan. 10, 2025.

New church in Jordan reflects national desire for closer ties with Christendom

Jan 10, 2025

By Solène Tadié

The church’s inauguration also reflected the Hashemite kingdom’s determination to establish itself as an essential stop-off point for pilgrims to... Read more

Pilgrims cross the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2024.

More than 500,000 people pass through St. Peter’s Holy Door after Christmas opening

Jan 7, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis, the first “pilgrim of hope” to cross the Holy Door’s threshold, inaugurated the 2025 Jubilee Year by opening... Read more

American Cardinal James Harvey opens the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Jan. 5, 2025, completing the opening of all five Holy Doors in Rome for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee of Hope.

American cardinal opens final jubilee Holy Door in Rome

Jan 5, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pilgrims who visit Rome during the jubilee, a holy year celebrated every 25 years, will have the opportunity to receive... Read more

Pilgrims cross the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2024.

How can the Jubilee of Hope strengthen your faith? Here’s what you need to know

Why is the jubilee such an important event for Catholics? The answer is simple: It offers an extraordinary opportunity to... Read more

A Sister of the Missionaries of Charity touches the bronze Holy Door at the papal basilica during its opening for the 2025 Jubilee Year. The religious sister, wearing the distinctive white and blue habit of the order founded by Mother Teresa, joins other faithful in this traditional gesture of devotion as they pass through the ceremonial door on Jan. 1, 2025.

PHOTOS: Holy Door opens at Rome’s Marian marvel as new cardinal highlights hope at St. Mary Major

Jan 1, 2025

By AC Wimmer

The distinctive dong of an ancient bell accompanied the opening of the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary... Read more