Jubilee

Members of Athletica Vaticana carrying the Olympic and Paralympic Cross on pilgrimage to the Holy Door

26/01/2026

Athletica Vaticana to bring Olympic Cross to Milan for Winter Games

On January 29, Athletica Vaticana will deliver the Olympic and Paralympic Cross at a Mass at the Basilica of San Babila, which will serve as the “Church of Athletes” throughout the ...

Cardinal Archpriest Gambetti places a brick in the wall that seals the Jubilee Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica

17/01/2026

Jubilee Holy Doors sealed but ‘Christ’s heart is always open’

As the Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica seals the last Jubilee Holy Door, Msgr. Orazio Pepe, Secretary of the Fabric of St. Peter, explains the solemn rite of sealing and the ...

Cardinal Archpriest Mauro Gambetti presides over the rite to seal the Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica

16/01/2026

Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica sealed in solemn rite

The Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica and the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations preside over the rite of sealing the Holy Door—ceremonially marking the last of the ...

14/01/2026

Holy Doors of Papal Basilicas sealed until next Jubilee

The Holy See Press Office outlines the schedule of the private rites during which the Holy Doors of the four Papal Basilicas will be sealed.

Pope Leo greets the volunteers and those who collaborated to help make the Jubilee Year of Hope possible

10/01/2026

Pope to Jubilee partners: Thanks to you, Rome had a welcoming face

Meeting with the representatives of the institutions that collaborated in the Jubilee, Pope Leo expresses his gratitude for their “multifaceted contribution, often hidden” ...

2026.01.05 I Volontari del Giubileo compiono l'ultimo pellegrinaggio alla Porta Santa

06/01/2026

Jubilee: Volunteers make final pilgrimage through Holy Door

Over 5,000 Jubilee volunteers, who have accompanied over 33 million pilgrims during the Jubilee of Hope, cross the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica, symbolically bringing the Holy ...

Closing of Holy Door and Holy Mass on Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

06/01/2026

Pope Leo XIV closes Holy Door, concluding Jubilee Year of Hope on Lord's Epiphany

On the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Pope Leo XIV presides over Holy Mass in St Peter’s Basilica for some 5,800 faithful and closes the last Holy Door - marking the ...

05/01/2026

Jubilee: Rite for the closing of Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica

The practice of closing the Holy Doors at the conclusion of the Jubilee, established in 1975 and simplified by Pope Saint John Paul II during the Holy Year of 2000, is followed by ...

05/01/2026

Over 33 million pilgrims came to Rome for Jubilee Year

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization and the Holy See’s official point man for the Jubilee, gives a round-up on the Holy Year during a press ...

Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

01/01/2026

Pope: The new year is ‘a journey to be discovered’

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first public Mass of 2026 on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, telling believers that Mary has revealed the ‘unarmed and disarming’ face of God.

31/12/2025

Pope Leo: Jubilee Year ‘a powerful sign of a new world’

In a homily delivered at the final liturgy of the year, Pope Leo reflects on “the mystery of Christ, which points to a plan for human history” - a plan that stands in stark ...

2025.05.08 Elezione del Romano Pontefice

31/12/2025

Jubilee 2025: A look back at the year

2025 was marked by the death of Pope Francis, the conclave, the election of Pope Leo XIV, and the beginning of a pontificate shaped by journeys, meetings, and calls for peace. All ...

Roberto Gualtieri is interviewed at the Vatican Radio booth in St Peter's Square

30/12/2025

Mayor of Rome: 2025 Jubilee Year ‘will remain in memory’

Roberto Gualtieri, the mayor of Rome, speaks to Vatican News-Vatican Radio about the 2025 Holy Year, describing it as a time of "very rich content and very deep spiritual values".

(file photo) Some of Guinea Conakry's faithful

30/12/2025

Guinea closes 2025 Jubilee Year with an appeal to citizens - embrace civic responsibility

The Jubilee Year for the particular Churches concluded worldwide on Sunday, 28 December 2025. In Guinea, however, the Church anticipated this conclusion by one day due to the ...

Archbishop Fulgence Muteba of the DRC speaks about the Pope's urgent call for a “disarmed and disarming” peace

29/12/2025

DR Congo archbishop welcomes Pope’s call for a disarmed peace

The Archbishop of Lubumbashi and President of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), Fulgence Muteba, reflects on how Pope Leo’s strong appeal for a “disarmed and ...

Cardinal Harvey closes the Holy Door at the Papal Basilica of St Paul's Outside the Walls

28/12/2025

Cardinal Harvey closes Holy Door at St Paul's Outside the Walls

In his homily during Mass in the papal basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls, Cardinal James Harvey reaffirms the central theme of the Jubilee: a trusting confidence capable of ...

Pilgrims making their way to St Peter's Basilica

28/12/2025

Jubilee Year concludes in particular Churches

The Holy Year concludes on Sunday, 28 December – the Feast of the Holy Family – in accordance with "Spes non confundit," the Bull of the Indiction of the 2025 Jubilee.

2025.12.27 Chiusura Porta Santa di San Giovanni

27/12/2025

Closeness is the legacy of the Jubilee, says Cardinal at closing of St. John Lateran Holy Door

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Rome and Archpriest of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, presides over the closing of the Holy Door and the subsequent Mass and invites ...

2025.12.25 Chiusura della Porta Santa di Santa Maria Maggiore

25/12/2025

‘God’s heart remains open', says Cardinal at closing of Holy Door

The closing of the Holy Door at Saint Mary Major took place on Christmas Day, with the Cardinal Archpriest of the papal basilica inviting the faithful to remain open to hearing the ...

2025.12.25 Natale del Signore â Benedizione Urbi et Orbi

25/12/2025

Pope at Urbi et Orbi: Peace is a shared responsibility

In his Christmas Urbi et Orbi address, Pope Leo XIV renews his plea for peace, reminding the world that it is both God’s gift and humanity’s shared responsibility.

Pope Paul VI kneels to kiss the feet of Orthodox Metropolitan Meliton of Chalcedon in December 1975

21/12/2025

50 years on, Paul VI’s gesture of reconciliation with the Orthodox Church

On 14 December 1975, on the eve of the conclusion of the Holy Year and ten years after the lifting of the mutual excommunications, Pope Paul VI unexpectedly bent to the ground to ...

Our Lady of Hope from the Saint Mark the Evangelist parish in San Marco of Castellabate, Italy

20/12/2025

Our Lady of Hope to accompany Christmas liturgies in St. Peter’s Basilica

As the Jubilee of Hope concludes with the Christmas Season, an image of Our Lady of Hope from southern Italy will accompany the faithful attending liturgies celebrated by Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo during during Jubilee Audience on 20th of December

20/12/2025

Pope: Even as Jubilee ends we remain pilgrims of hope

As the Jubilee Year draws to a close, Pope Leo XIV reminds the faithful that its deepest gift endures. Hope, he says, continues to shape the Church’s journey, calling all to remain ...

(File) Children collecting water for household use in Lodwar

18/12/2025

Children help Children: Diocese of Kakamega Holy Childhood make pilgrimage of Hope to Lodwar

Kenya’s Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood in Kakamega Diocese recently led 30 children on a Pilgrimage of Hope and Solidarity to the Diocese of Lodwar. The children, ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Holy Mass on the Jubilee for Prisoners

15/12/2025

At the heart of the Church: a former inmate reflects on historic Jubilee

A participant in the Jubilee for Prisoners reflects on the historic Jubilee as a powerful sign of inclusion at the heart of the Church.

Pilgrims pass through the Holy Door at the beginning of the Jubilee Year

15/12/2025

Elizabeth Lev: Tour guides work to build bridges during Jubilee

Ahead of the Jubilee for Tourism on Monday, Roman tour guide Dr Elizabeth Lev speaks with Vatican Radio about the role of tour operators and tour guides during the Jubilee Year, ...

Pope Leo delivers his Angelus reflection

14/12/2025

Pope: Jesus' words 'free us from the prison of despair'

After celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of Prisoners, Pope Leo delivers his Angelus address for the third Sunday of Advent, saying that Christian joy endures "when life seems to ...

Pope Leo presides over Mass on Gaudete Sunday and during the Jubilee of Prisoners

14/12/2025

Pope Leo: Flowers can bloom even in prisons

During his homily on the Sunday of the Jubilee of Prisoners, Pope Leo XIV challenges both inmates and those responsible for the prisons to hold on to hope and he reminds everyone ...

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in the Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy

13/12/2025

Peace is a duty that unites humanity, Pope Leo tells diplomats

Speaking at the Jubilee for Italian Diplomacy, Pope Leo repeats the appeal of Paul VI for an end to war, and calls on diplomats to be men and women of dialogue.

12/12/2025

Jubilee of Prisoners: Hope is not lost for anyone

As the Church celebrates the Jubilee of Prisoners, the head of the Catholic Mobilizing Network reflects on the dignity of those who are incarcerated and the role each of us has to ...

06/12/2025

Pope at Audience: Advent teaches us how to wait in active hope

At the Jubilee Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the importance of active waiting during the Advent Season, as we learn to hope and help bring the Kingdom of God closer through ...

Students in Senegal clash with security forces over financial aid in Dakar

04/12/2025

Jubilee Year 2025 concludes without comprehensive debt cancellation

Africa’s economic crisis expected to continue after creditors’negative response to appeals for debt relief.

Some of Zimbabwe’s Catholic faithful on pilgrimage in St Peter Square

02/12/2025

Zimbabwe: Bishops urge national renewal, compassion, and responsible stewardship in Advent

As the Church enters the sacred Season of Advent, Zimbabwe’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) has released a Pastoral Statement titled “Advent Pastoral Message – Remember the ...

Pope Leo and Patriarch Bartholomew joined other Christian leaders to pray at the site of the Council of Nicaea

30/11/2025

An invitation to Jerusalem to walk together humbly, as brothers

Our Editorial Director reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s announcement and invitation to other Christians to return to Jerusalem to celebrate together the Jubilee of Redemption in 2033.

2025.11.23 Santa Messa per il Giubileo dei Cori e delle Corali

23/11/2025

Pope Leo: Choirs are called to be a sign of the Church’s unity

On the Jubilee of Choirs, Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass, urging choristers to live their ministry as a sign of ecclesial unity, singing “in unison” as a people walking together in ...

22/11/2025

Pope at Jubilee Audience: Peace calls for taking a stand where human dignity is trampled

During his Jubilee Audience on Saturday morning, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Servant of God, Dorothy Day, an American Catholic, who dedicated her life to doing good work in the early ...

21/11/2025

An Economy of Enough: Limits as pathways to renewal

From 28 to 30 November, Castel Gandolfo will be host to 'Restarting the Economy', a global meeting promoted by The Economy of Francesco. The international event will be aimed at ...

Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer of Atlanta opens the conference with Mass

21/11/2025

Transforming the US criminal legal system through hope

Catholic ministry leaders join people directly impacted by crime and incarceration for the 2025 National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice, a Jubilee-inspired event ...

18/11/2025

Restarting the Economy: (Still) time to rest - the Jubilee Year as the world's 'Sabbath'

From 28 to 30 November, Castel Gandolfo will be host to 'Restarting the Economy', a global meeting promoted by The Economy of Francesco. The international event will be aimed at ...

2025.11.16 Santa Messa per il Giubileo dei Poveri

16/11/2025

Pope at Mass: World leaders must heed cry of the poor—no peace without justice

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass to mark the Jubilee of the Poor, and urges leaders of nations to listen to the cry of the poorest, saying they remind us that there can be no peace ...

11/11/2025

Restarting the Economy: The Earth’s right to rest

From 28 to 30 November, Castel Gandolfo will be host to 'Restarting the Economy', a global meeting promoted by The Economy of Francesco. The international event will be aimed at ...

08/11/2025

Pope stresses need for jobs, stability, and dignity

At the Jubilee Audience, Pope Leo greets participants in the Jubilee of Work, calling for "a collective commitment" to create jobs and ensure "young people can realize their dreams ...

A displaced Yemeni girl stands outside her shelter inside a displaced persons camp in Marib, Yemen

07/11/2025

Restarting the Economy: Debt forgiveness as an act of justice

From 28 to 30 November, Castel Gandolfo will be host to 'Restarting the Economy', a global meeting promoted by The Economy of Francesco. The international event will be aimed at ...

Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda Archdiocese and President of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon

04/11/2025

Cameroon: Genuine dialogue is the only way forward, says Archbishop Nkea

This week, as the world shifted its gaze from post-electoral turmoil in Cameroon to Tanzania, the Archbishop of Bamenda and President of the National Episcopal Conference of ...

2025.11.01 Santa Messa per il Giubileo del mondo educativo e proclamazione a Dottore della Chiesa di San John Henry Newman

01/11/2025

Pope Leo XIV: Newman, Doctor of the Church - A light for the new generations

During the Mass on the Solemnity of All Saints, also the culmination of the Jubilee of the World of Education, Pope Leo XIV proclaims Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the ...

Bishop Earl K. Fernandes with Pope Leo XIV

31/10/2025

U.S. Educators: We must share what we have heard from the Pope

"The Pope reminded us of the real purpose of Catholic education. The Jubilee can be a transformative experience,” said Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of the Diocese of Columbus, U.S., in ...

31/10/2025

Pope: Education is founded on interiority, unity, love, and hope

The Pope meets with 15,000 teachers and students in St. Peter's Square in Rome for the Jubilee of the World of Education and calls on teachers to connect with the "inner selves" of ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the meeting with members of the "Organizacion de Universidades Catolicas de America Latina y el Caribe", ODUCAL

31/10/2025

Pope: Universities called to become ‘journeys of the mind to God'

In a meeting with members of the Organization of Catholic Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean, Pope Leo says “the proposal of Catholic higher education is none other ...

SACRU is a network of universities committed to excellence in research and teaching, global engagement and collaboration, inspired by Catholic social doctrine

29/10/2025

SACRU Network participates in the Jubilee of the World of Education

From 27 to 31 October, SACRU will participate in the Jubilee of the World of Education through the Autumn School study days, titled “The Freedom of Scientific Research”. During ...

Cardinal Napier with Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II, in Ghana for the Cape Coast celebrations

28/10/2025

Ghana’s Cape Coast Archdiocese celebrates Jubilee Year and Diamond Anniversary

The Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast held celebrations over the weekend to mark both the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year and the Diamond Jubilee of the elevation of ...

Pope Leo presides over Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies

26/10/2025

Pope: Let us build a humbler, more welcoming Church

Speaking to members of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies, Pope Leo urges everyone to humble themselves like the tax collector in the Gospel parable and to find unity amid ...

Cardinal Mario Grech leads a prayer at during the Jubilee for Synodal Teams

25/10/2025

Jubilee of Synodal Teams: Converting relationships to be ‘One in Christ’

Prior to Friday’s encounter with Pope Leo, participants in the Jubilee for Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies engage in a dialogue in the Paul VI Hall, with leaders discussing ...

25/10/2025

Pope at Jubilee Audience: We hope for what we do not yet see

At the Jubilee Audience on Saturday, Pope Leo XIV holds up the example of Nicholas of Cusa, “a great thinker and a servant of unity”, who helps us understand that we can continue ...

2025.10.24 Giubileo delle Equipe Sinodali e degli Organismi di partecipazione

24/10/2025

Pope Leo dialogues with Synod teams and participants

Pope Leo XIV meets and dialogues with members of Synodal teams and participatory bodies here for their Jubilee pilgrimage from 24 to 26 October 2025.

24/10/2025

Pope to Estonian pilgrims: 'Your ecumenical witness is the antithesis to hatred'

Pope Leo XIV reminds pilgrims from Estonia in Rome for the Jubilee that their ecumenical witness is the "very antithesis of the hatred that was so tragically visible during the ...

Procession for peace in Burundi (archive photo)

22/10/2025

Pope to the faithful of Burundi: Keep the hope for a better world alive

Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Fraternity of Monsignor Courtney, dedicated to preserving the memory of the Apostolic Nuncio who was killed in Burundi in 2003.

22/10/2025

Vitae Fest Rome 2025 to join music and art on behalf of reconciliation

The Vitae Fest 2025 is set to take place in Rome on October 25 to join music, art, and reconciliation under the theme: “Don’t burn bridges, become one.”

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in the Jubilee of Roma, Sinti, and Traveller Peoples

18/10/2025

Pope at Jubilee of Roma, Sinti, Travellers: Peace is possible, not only a dream

Pope Leo XIV attends the Jubilee of Roma, Sinti and Travelling Peoples, and affirms the Church’s pastoral care for itinerant peoples, while inviting them to embrace the dignity of ...

Pope Leo with members of Italy's Anti-Usury Council

18/10/2025

Pope Leo: Usury ‘corrupts the human heart’ and enslaves the poor

Pope Leo XIV condemns usury as a grave sin that enslaves the poor and corrupts the human heart, he calls for a renewed commitment to justice and mercy and praises the Church’s ...

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims from Russia

17/10/2025

Pope to Russian pilgrims: Each of us is a living stone in the building of the Church

Pope Leo XIV receives in audience a group of pilgrims from Russia and encourages them to continue in their Christian journey after the conclusion of the pilgrimage.

15/10/2025

Pope at Audience: Despite everything, Jesus sustains us

During his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on how Jesus sustains us despite everything, saying this truth ought to console us as we experience the ups and downs of ...

2025.10.12 Santa Messa per il Giubileo della SpiritualitÃ Mariana

12/10/2025

Pope at Marian Jubilee Mass: May Mary lead us to her Son Jesus

During the Mass for the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality, Pope Leo XIV urges faithful to see in the Blessed Mother a beautiful example of how to turn to and follow her Son, Jesus ...

Group photo with Italian hermits in Rome for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life

11/10/2025

Pope Leo meets with group of Italian hermits in Rome for Jubilee

Pope Leo meets with a group of hermits in Rome for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life and encourages them to continue living out their vocation, helping the Church and all the ...

Pope Leo greets participants in the Jubilee of Consecrated Life

10/10/2025

Pope to consecrated persons: 'Your often-hidden daily actions give privileged witness'

In an audience for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, Pope Leo XIV praises the centuries of service that consecrated people have offered the Church, and thanks them for their hidden ...

2025.10.09 Santa Messa per il Giubileo della Vita Consacrata

09/10/2025

Pope: Consecrated persons are ‘witnesses of goods to come’

During Mass for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, the Pope urges the thousands of religious men and women in attendance to ‘be truly poor, meek, hungry for holiness, merciful’, and ...

2025.10.05 Giubileo del Mondo Missionario e Giubileo dei Migranti

05/10/2025

Pope Leo XIV encourages rekindling awareness of our missionary vocation

At the Mass for the Jubilee of the Missions and of Migrants, Pope Leo encourages us to rekindle awareness of our missionary vocation that springs from a desire to “bring the joy ...

Sister Mari Lucia Kim, newly elected Superior General of the Daughters of St. Paul

04/10/2025

Sr. Mari Lucia Kim expresses gratitude for Pope Leo's guidance

In an interview with Vatican News, the new Superior General of the Daughters of St. Paul, who is Korean, spoke about the challenges ahead: “I feel very small; Pope Leo XIV’s ...

File photo of Cardinal Koovakad with Pope Francis

04/10/2025

Cardinal Koovakad: Religions have a unique role in fostering peace

Addressing an interreligious gathering for peace in Mumbai, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue describes interreligious dialogue as a necessary and unique ...

Brother Michael Schöpf speaks with a local traditional leader who welcomed Rohingya Refugees, in Aceh, Indonesia, July 2023

04/10/2025

JRS International Director: Humanitarian aid is a necessity not an option

Speaking on the Jubilee of Migrants, Brother Michael Schöpf reminds us that we are responsible for migrants and refugees. Those who are forced to flee their homes should be ...

Pope Leo arrives in St Peter's Square for the Jubilee Audience

04/10/2025

Pope Leo at Jubilee Audience: ‘To Hope is to Choose’

At the Jubilee Audience of Migrants and the Missionary World, the Pope recalls St. Clare of Assisi as a model of courageous Gospel living.

Sister Anicette Ghislaine Quenum, Superior General - Oblate Catechists of the Little Servants to the Poor

30/09/2025

Benin: For Oblate Catechists of the Little Servants to the Poor, being a Catechist is a way of life

Last week, Rome hosted Catechists from all over the world for the Jubilee of Catechists, 26 September to 28 September. In many cases, Catechists are usually lay persons but some ...

Lagos Ecclesiastical Province - Jubilee of Catechists

28/09/2025

Nigeria: Lagos Ecclesiastical Province celebrates Jubilee of Catechists

Over the weekend, about 200 catechists, priests, religious and other lay faithful gathered at St Anthony Catholic Church, Shagamu for the celebration of the Jubilee of Catechists ...

2025.09.28 Celebrazione eucaristica in occasione del Giubileo dei Catechisti

28/09/2025

Pope at Mass: Catechists accompany our faith journey throughout life

At Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists, Pope Leo XIV praises those who seek to accompany others in the faith, and invites all Christians to help one another learn to believe, hope, ...

27/09/2025

Pope at Jubilee Audience: Faith of simple people guides the Church

As catechists from around the world gather in Rome, Pope Leo XIV holds a special Jubilee Audience, saying the ‘sensus fidei,’ the faith of the simple people for the things of God, ...

Catechists from around the world gather in Rome for the Jubilee

26/09/2025

Jubilee of Catechists brings together pilgrims from 115 countries

The Jubilee of Catechists starts on Friday 26 September with more than twenty thousand pilgrims registered for the events and celebrations.

IMBISA's golden jubilee opens in Eswatini

25/09/2025

IMBISA Golden Jubilee: Bishops gather in Eswatini for 14th Plenary Assembly

The 14th Plenary Assembly of the Interregional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa, IMBISA, is underway in the Diocese of Manzini, Eswatini.

Pope Leo greets pilgrims at the audience for the Jubilee of Justice

20/09/2025

Pope: Justice must be animated by wisdom, love, and mercy

Pope Leo XIV reflects on justice and its function in society at the Jubilee of Justice, inviting participants “to always express to the fullest the exercise of justice in the ...

2025.09.15 Veglia di Preghiera della Consolazione

15/09/2025

Pope at Jubilee: Consolation is found in ‘firm and stable’ faith

Pope Leo XIV presides at a prayer vigil for the Jubilee of Consolation, and invites everyone who has experienced hardship or loss to embrace faith in Christ, so that pain may not ...

Temporarily professed religious men and women at the workshop in Zimbabwe

15/09/2025

Rising to the challenge: Zimbabwe’s young religious called to be Pilgrims of Hope

Young temporarily professed religious sisters, brothers, and priests have been called to experience and embody hope through the charism of their congregations. These sentiments ...

The Pope meeting in Saint Peter's Basilica with the faithful from Umbria taking part in the Jubilee pilgrimage

13/09/2025

Pope Leo meets with Jubilee pilgrims from Umbria

Pope Leo XIV meets with participants of the Jubilee Pilgrimage from the dioceses of Umbria, a region in Central Italy rich in mystics, poets, men and women of faith, and renowned ...

06/09/2025

Pier Giorgio Frassati, a “True Brother” to be canonized by Pope

Testimonies from young members of Catholic Action reveal the enduring relevance of Pier Giorgio Frassati, who called life “joy through suffering,” and showed that peace and hope ...

Some 600 mariology scholars from across the globe explored the Congress’s theme: "Jubilee and Synodality: A Church with a Marian Face and Practice"

06/09/2025

Pope: Seeing with Mary's eyes helps people and cultures walk in peace

Pope Leo concludes the 26th International Mariological Marian Congress with a speech in the Paul Audience VI Hall, stressing that the Virgin Mary continues to open doors, build ...

06/09/2025

Pope at Jubilee Audience: the life of Jesus is the treasure

Pope Leo resumes the special Saturday Jubilee Audiences this morning and focuses his catechesis on when Jesus says, "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field.”

File photo of Pope Leo XIV celebrating Holy Mass

01/09/2025

Pope Leo XIV’s October schedule released

October Jubilee audiences dedicated to different groups will be celebrated by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square, including the canonization of seven Blesseds including the ...

The Shrine of Santa Maria della Rotunda, in Albano Laziale, where on August 17 the Pope celebrates Holy Mass with the poor assisted by the diocesan Caritas.

16/08/2025

Rector of Shrine in Albano elated to welcome Pope Leo XIV

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV's imminent visit to Shrine of Santa Maria della Rotonda in Albano to celebrate Mass with the poor, the Shrine's Rector Father Adriano Gibellini, shares the ...

Young Pilgrims raise the South African flag in Rome

13/08/2025

South African Pilgrims make historic mission in the heart of Rome

In a stirring display of faith and evangelization, South African pilgrims, this past week were in the Eternal City. As part of a larger international mission, pilgrims from South ...

Angola - Diocese of Sumbe - Diocesan jubilee

12/08/2025

Angola: Diocese of Sumbe celebrates Jubilee Year and ordains 28 Catholic priests

The Diocese of Sumbe in Angola has concluded its 50th-anniversary Jubilee with the ordination of 28 new priests.

One of the pilgrim inmates presents a chalice to Pope Leo XIV during their audience Thursday morning (photo credit: © Gente Veneta, weekly magazine Diocese of Venice)

07/08/2025

Pope Leo welcomes Venetian inmates on Jubilee pilgrimage

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday receives in audience a group of pilgrims from Venice, including three inmates of the city’s Santa Maria Maggiore prison.

The Jubilee Cross, illuminated by the setting sun, is carried by Pope Leo at the head of a procession of young people during the Prayer Vigil at Tor Vergata on Saturday

04/08/2025

From sunset to daybreak: Friendship can change the world

Andrea Monda, the Director of L'Osservatore Romano, reflects on the message of Pope Leo XIV at the Prayer Vigil for the Jubilee of Youth.

The Secretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life says preparations have already begun for WYD Seoul 2027

04/08/2025

WYD Seoul: Preparations have already begun

Following Pope Leo's annoucement of the dates for World Youth Day in 2027, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life extends an invitation to bishops and youth ...

Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass for Jubilee of Young People at Tor Vergata

03/08/2025

Pope at Youth Mass: The Lord is gently knocking at the window of your soul

During the Mass for the Jubilee of Young People at Tor Vergata, Pope Leo XIV reminds the young people that Jesus is our hope, and urges them to "adventure with the Lord toward ...

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02/08/2025

Pope answers questions from pilgrims at Jubilee of Youth

An estimated million young people gather in the outskirts of Rome for the Jubilee of Youth prayer vigil. Three of them ask him questions: about friendship, life choices, and ...

02/08/2025

Witnesses of faith on a Jubilee pilgrimage of hope

Three young pilgrims of hope offer powerful testimonies of faith, rediscovery, and love at the pre-vigil of the Jubilee of Youth in Tor Vergata, Rome. Their stories, different in ...

Pope Leo prays with young Egyptian pilgrims in remembering Pascale Rafic, their 18 year old companion who died on her way to Rome for the Jubilee of Youth

02/08/2025

Pope expresses condolences on sudden death of Egyptian pilgrim

Pope Leo expresses his deep sorrow upon receiving news of the sudden death of an 18-year old Egyptian youth, Pascale Rafic, who was traveling to Rome to participate in the Jubilee ...

Samuel, a student, and Stefan (22) from Austria have traveled to Rome for the Youth Jubilee. Matthias Linus Möller (Austrian Bishops' Conference)

01/08/2025

'I'm really excited for us all to be together looking to Jesus'

Young Austrians participating in the Jubilee of Young People express their joy of being together to look toward Jesus, when often "one stands alone in faith," and reflect that ...

The sail of Tor Vergata was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and construction began in 2005

01/08/2025

Rome, city of hope: The sites of the Jubilee of Youth

Rome welcomes one million young people to celebrate their Jubilee event in three key locations: St. Peter’s Basilica, the Circus Maximus, and the Calatrava Sail at Tor Vergata.

01/08/2025

200 confessionals now open for the day of penitence in Rome

From 10:30am to 6:00pm, the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman arena, will be an open-air confessional for young people wishing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of ...

01/08/2025

Aleppo Friar in Rome for Jubilee: 'We are living the dream of many Syrians'

Arriving in Rome with some young people—refugees in Europe with their families due to the civil war that broke out in 2011—the Franciscan friar of the Custody of the Holy Land ...

40,000 young Italians gathered for the "You are Peter" event

31/07/2025

Cardinal Zuppi: We must put an end to war before it puts an end to us

40,000 young Italians gather in St. Peter’s Square for the Jubilee event “You are Peter”, dedicated to peacemaking. They hear from Cardinal Zuppi and the Latin Patriarch of ...

30/07/2025

'A hope that never disappoints'

The head of the Commission for Youth of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is in Rome with thousands of young people celebrating their Jubilee. He speaks of the power of witness ...

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