Jubilee

File photo of 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV celebrating Holy Mass

01/09/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV’s October schedule released

October Jubilee audiences dedicated to different groups will be celebrated by 杏MAP导航 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 杏MAP导航 celebrates Holy Mass with the poor assisted by the diocesan Caritas.

16/08/2025

Rector of Shrine in Albano elated to welcome 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV

Ahead of 杏MAP导航 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 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV during their audience Thursday morning (photo credit: ? Gente Veneta, weekly magazine Diocese of Venice)

07/08/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo welcomes Venetian inmates on Jubilee pilgrimage

杏MAP导航 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 杏MAP导航 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 杏MAP导航 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 杏MAP导航 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 ...

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV presides over Mass for Jubilee of Young People at Tor Vergata

03/08/2025

杏MAP导航 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, 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV reminds the young people that Jesus is our hope, and urges them to "adventure with the Lord toward ...

Il Papa ai giovani, cercate con passione la verit?

02/08/2025

杏MAP导航 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 ...

杏MAP导航 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

杏MAP导航 expresses condolences on sudden death of Egyptian pilgrim

杏MAP导航 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 M?ller (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 ...

杏MAP导航 Leo greets pilgrims during his weekly General Audience in St Peter's Square

30/07/2025

杏MAP导航 at Audience: May our means of communication heal you and not trouble you

During his wednesday General Audience, 杏MAP导航 Leo encourages the faithful to learn to speak properly, using words that heal and not hurt.

杏MAP导航 Leo addresses the young pilgrims in St Peter's Square

30/07/2025

杏MAP导航 to young pilgrims: “Your voices will be heard to the ends of the earth"

At the opening of the Jubilee of Youth, the Holy Father welcomes young people to St. Peter’s Square, inviting them to pray for peace: “Let us walk together with our faith in Jesus ...

2025.07.29 Influencer e Missionari Digitali

29/07/2025

杏MAP导航 at Mass: Creators should promote encounters between hearts

At the close of Mass for digital missionaries and Catholic influencers, presided over by Cardinal Tagle, 杏MAP导航 Leo challenges everyone to use social media to promote a human ...

29/07/2025

Twin brothers launch online platform to "give a voice" to Eastern Christians

Digital missionaries Charbel and Giovanni use social media to share the culture and traditions of Christians in the Middle East in the midst of persecution.

29/07/2025

Young people for young people: Mary’s Meals brings hope to the Jubilee

As the Jubilee of Youth takes over the streets of Rome, the young people of Mary’s Meals are sharing their mission, as they remind the world that each and every one of us is ...

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV during greetings with young people of Peru

29/07/2025

Peruvian Youth celebrate their faith with 杏MAP导航 Leo

Following their meeting with 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV in the Vatican, Peruvian young people, Ximena Valdivia and Gisela Reátegui, discuss with Vatican News the task of making "Christ alive in ...

Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers

28/07/2025

Catholic Digital Missionaries and Influencers share hope at Jubilee event

Hundreds of digital missionaries and Catholic influencers from around the world have gathered in Rome for the first-ever Jubilee for Digital Missionaries and Influencers, a two-day ...

File photo of 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV greeting a "grandparent" in St Peter's Square

27/07/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo: ‘Grandparents and elderly are witnesses of hope’

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV marks the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly and welcomes young pilgrims of hope arriving in Rome for their Jubilee.

Pilgrims from Tahiti travelling to the Jubilee of Youth in Rome

25/07/2025

Pilgrims from the Pacific bringing their culture to the Youth Jubilee

Three pilgrims from Tahiti, Tonga and Guam share with Vatican News their excitement in participating in the Jubilee of Youth and the hope and energy they want to bring back home. ...

Archbishop Rino Fisichella presenting the outline for the Jubilee of Youth

23/07/2025

Jubilee of Youth: ‘A step towards building peace in the world’

At a press conference in the Vatican, Archbishop Rino Fisichella explains how the Jubilee of Youth will offer “an embrace from all young people worldwide” to those living in war ...

Young people in the Archdiocese of Pretoria, South Africa

23/07/2025

Bringing the hopes of young South Africans to the Jubilee

A bishop and young person from South Africa share how young people have been preparing to attend the Jubilee of Youth in Rome from July 28 to August 3, despite challenges and ...

The Archdiocese of Seoul's send-off event for the young Catholics travelling to Rome

21/07/2025

Archdiocese of Seoul sends over 1000 young people to the Jubilee in Rome

The Archdiocese of Seoul organizes a send-off event on Saturday, July 19, to prepare the 1078 young Korean Catholics who will be travelling to Rome to attend the Jubilee of ...

file photo of digital missionaries meeting to prepare for Jubilee

15/07/2025

The Church prepares its first Jubilee for Catholic influencers

Rome prepares to host thousands of digital missionaries for a landmark gathering of prayer, formation, and fraternity on July 28–29.

Grand banquet for the poor in Nigeria’s Orlu Diocese

11/07/2025

Nigeria: Orlu Diocese celebrates God's special VIPs with a banquet

On 10 July 2025, in Orlu Diocese, Nigeria, a grand banquet was held to honour the poorest of the poor—referred to as God's Special VIPs—as part of the Jubilee of Hope celebrations. ...

File photo of a papal Mass in St Peter's Square

03/07/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV’s upcoming schedule released

The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations publishes the 杏MAP导航‘s summer calendar of engagements.

A young pilgrim on the path to Santiago di Compostela

02/07/2025

Young Christians launch spiritual manifesto to restore the soul of Europe

The Holy See Press Office holds a conference to present the “Manifesto of Young Christians of Europe”. Ignited by their pilgrimage route starting in Rome and ending in Jerusalem, ...

29/06/2025

Zimbabwe's Catholic faithful embrace Jubilee of Hope pilgrimages to Rome

The launch of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in Zimbabwe marked the beginning of a spiritual journey for Catholics across the country. Halfway through the Jubilee Year, Zimbabwe’s ...

杏MAP导航 Leo hugs one of the participants of the International Meeting "Happy Priests - I have called you friends"

26/06/2025

杏MAP导航 to priests: 'No one here is alone'

In his message to participants of the International Meeting with Priests, 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV stresses the importance of the fraternal aspect of priestly formation and life, reminding ...

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV with Bishops during their Jubilee pilgrimage to St Peter's Basilica

25/06/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo calls on Bishops to be men of communion

In a meditation for the Jubilee of Bishops, 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV says Bishops must be witnesses of hope through the example of “a life firmly grounded in God and completely devoted to the ...

杏MAP导航 Leo greets seminarians during their Jubilee

24/06/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo to seminarians: Be passionate about priestly life

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV welcomes some 4000 seminarians and formators to the Vatican for their Jubilee, offering them a meditation on the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the priestly life.

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV meets with clergy of the Diocese of Rome on June 12, 2025

23/06/2025

‘Joyful Priests’: 杏MAP导航 to meet with leaders in vocational ministry

As part of the Jubilee of Seminarians and Priests, the Dicastery for the Clergy is set to host an event to foster encounter, reflection, and sharing under the theme “I Have Called ...

22/06/2025

杏MAP导航 at Angelus: Christ's Body and Blood, the ultimate sacrifice of love

At the Angelus on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV calls Christ's Body and Blood in the Eucharist "a sacrifice of love for the salvation of the world."

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV meets with political leaders during the Jubilee of Governments on June 21, 2025

21/06/2025

杏MAP导航: ‘St. Thomas More offers politicians example of martyr for primacy of conscience’

During the Jubilee of Governments, 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV meets with legislators from various nations and recalls the importance of natural law, entrusting them to St. Thomas More, whose ...

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV meets with the Bishops of Madagascar on June 16, 2025

16/06/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV: Bishops must not turn gaze from the poor

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV meets with the Bishops of Madagascar during their Jubilee pilgrimage to Rome, and urges all Bishops to recall that the poor are at the center of the Gospel.

Catherine Hallinan, Niamh Ryan, and Katie Molloy attended the Jubilee of Sport Audience on June 14 and gave the 杏MAP导航 a special jersey

15/06/2025

Gaelic football athletes gift 杏MAP导航 Leo a Jubilee jersey

Three expats, part of the Rome Hibernia Gaelic Athletic Association, present the 杏MAP导航 with a special Jubilee jersey during the audience for the Jubilee of Sport.

Athletes bring up the Gifts to the Altar during the closing Mass for the Jubilee of Sport

15/06/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo on Jubilee of Sport: No one is born a champion or saint

On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the 杏MAP导航 closes the Jubilee of Sport with a Mass, reminding everyone that sports can be a “means of reconciliation and encounter.”

14/06/2025

Jubilee of Sport: ‘I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength’

Amid the ongoing Jubilee of Sport, Father Chase Hilgenbrinck, a former professional football player, reflects on the positive values that sport offers as well as the fact that it ...

Archive photo of Catholics in Myanmar praying at St. Mary's Cathedral in Yangon

13/06/2025

Myanmar Catholics celebrate Jubilee amid ongoing conflict

On Pentacost Sunday Catholic faithful in Myanmar celebrate the "Jubilee of Ecclesiastical Movements"

Press conference to present the Jubilee of Sport

12/06/2025

Jubilee of Sport: Champions and artisans of hope

The Jubilee of Sport, scheduled for June 14–15, invites us to reflect on the role of sport as a source of resilience and fraternity.

Dr. Paul Gavrilyuk presents the International Orthodox Theological Association pamphlet to 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV on June 7, 2025

11/06/2025

Steps along path of Orthodox-Catholic dialogue

When officials of the Holy See made a pilgrimage through the Jubilee Holy Door this week, they were joined by an Orthodox theologian whose organization helped organize a major ...

Il Papa in Aula Paolo VI per il Giubileo della Santa Sede

09/06/2025

Sowing peace through the diplomacy of the Gospel

In an interview marking the Jubilee of the Holy See and an upcoming audience with 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin describes Apostolic Nuncios as bridges ...

2025.06.09 Giubileo della Santa Sede - Concelebrazione Eucaristica

09/06/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV: Holiness of Curial officials should sustain Holy See

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV celebrates Mass for officials of the Roman Curia on the Jubilee of the Holy See, and recalls that the Apostolic See draws its fruitfulness from Jesus Christ and the ...

Archbishop Jose A. Bettencourt, Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea

09/06/2025

Cameroon: Pilgrims of Hope and the diplomacy of proximity

In the context of the celebrations of the Jubilee Year, on 9 June, the Roman Curia, Apostolic Nuncios, and the Governorate gathered at St Peters’ in Rome for their celebration. ...

杏MAP导航 Leo at the prayer service for the Vigil of Pentecost

07/06/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo at Pentecost Vigil: God intends all to live as one

杏MAP导航 Leo leads a Pentecost Vigil prayer service for pilgrims taking part in the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and new Communities.

Meeting of Spokespersons and Press Officers of the European Bishops' Conference (Credit ?lověk a Víra)

06/06/2025

Church communicators gather in Prague to share message of hope

Prague hosts the 35th Meeting of the European Bishops’ Conference spokespersons gathering Catholic press officers from across Europe.

File photo of pilgrims processing to the Holy Door during the Jubilee of Hope

05/06/2025

Over 70,000 pilgrims expected to take part in Jubilee for Movements

The Jubilee of Movements, Associations, and New Communities is set to take place in Rome on June 7-8, with over 70,000 pilgrims expected to participate in the events that will ...

Some of the Bishops at Namugongo Shrine on 3 June 2025

04/06/2025

Thousands gather at Namugongo Shrine to honour the Ugandan Martyrs

On Tuesday, 3 June 2025, thousands of Ugandan pilgrims and visitors from across Africa and beyond converged at the Namugongo Ugandan Martyrs Shrine to commemorate the feast of the ...

Celebrating the the 59th World Communications Day in Nairobi

03/06/2025

Kenyan Catholic media professionals celebrate World Communications Day

Catholic media organizations in Nairobi celebrated World Communications Day with a powerful message of unity, compassion, and hope. The event brought together media representatives ...

杏MAP导航 Leo remembers all families suffering due to violence around the world

01/06/2025

杏MAP导航 at Regina Coeli: ‘I think of families suffering from war’

杏MAP导航 Leo greets families gathered for the Jubilee for Families during the Regina Coeli address in St. Peter’s Square and reflects on the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord.

01/06/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo: Families are the cradle of humanity’s future

Closing the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly, 杏MAP导航 Leo presides over Mass and challenges everyone to ground their love in Christ, which can bring peace ...

28/05/2025

Caritas: ‘Crippling’ debt weighing down developing countries

Vatican officials, charity workers, and internationally-recognised economists come together to discuss debt reform in an online town hall organised by Caritas Internationalis.

The final stage of the pilgrimage to the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica

28/05/2025

Tens of thousands of pilgrims expected for Jubilee of Families

More than 60,000 pilgrims from 120 different countries are expected in Rome this weekend for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly.

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV takes a group photo with those who attended the Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on May 26, 2025

26/05/2025

杏MAP导航: May every baptized Christian feel called to be a sign of hope in our world

As pilgrims and representatives of the African continent celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV makes a surprise visit and invites everyone to live our faith as a ...

Ugandan Pilgrims walk to the Uganda Martyrs Shrine

23/05/2025

Pilgrims already arriving at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo

As the annual Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations at the Catholic Shrine of Namugongo approaches on June 3rd, preparations are well underway. Pilgrims from various regions across the ...

23/05/2025

Vatican conference highlights importance of ending inequality in cancer care

Professor Joachim von Braun, President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, urges united action from science, policymakers, and the Church in order to tackle global inequalities ...

Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo (center), holding an Athletica Vaticana t-shirt

22/05/2025

Athletica Vaticana: Jubilee of Sport to foster ‘Momentum of Hope’

On the Jubilee of Sport in mid-June, the Augustinianum Institute in Rome will host an international conference to explore the Church’s desire to support the “Momentum of Hope” ...

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV blesses the image of Our Lady of Good Counsel at the end of Mass on Sunday, May 18

21/05/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV to preside at Mass every Sunday in June

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV is scheduled to preside at a papal Mass every Sunday in June, and he will hold a Consistory of Cardinals to vote on several Causes of Canonization.

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV holds his first General Audience

21/05/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV’s first General Audience: Love does not calculate

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV holds his first Wednesday General Audience and reflects on Jesus' parable of the sower, stressing that God “does not wait for us to become the best soil.”

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV meets with participants in the Jubilee of Eastern Churches

14/05/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV to Eastern Catholics: The Church needs you

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV welcomes Eastern Catholics to the Vatican for the Jubilee of Eastern Churches, and highlights the need to preserve their traditions and pray for true peace, “which is ...

The Divine Liturgy in the East Syriac Rite during the Jubilee of Eastern Churches

14/05/2025

Jubilee of Eastern Churches: Divine Liturgy in the East Syriac Rite

On the eve of the Jubilee of Eastern Church's encounter with 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV, a Divine Liturgy in the East Syriac rite is celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica on the occasion of the ...

Divine Liturgy in the Armenian Rite at St. Mary Major on the occasion of the Jubilee of Eastern Churches

13/05/2025

Jubilee of Eastern Churches: Armenian Patriarch Minassian prays for peace

On the occasion of the Jubilee of Eastern Churches, Patriarch Rapha?l Bedros XXI Minassian, head of the Armenian Catholic Church, presides over the Divine Liturgy in the Armenian ...

The Divine Liturgy in the Coptic Rite at St. Mary Major on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Eastern Churches

13/05/2025

Jubilee of Eastern Churches: Divine Liturgy in the Coptic Rite

His Beatitude Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak, Patriarch of Alexandria of the Catholic Copts and President of the Assembly of Patriarchs and Bishops of Egypt, presides over the Divine Liturgy ...

2025.05.12 Divina Liturgia in Rito Etiopico (Basilica di San Pietro, 12 maggio 2025)

12/05/2025

Jubilee of Eastern Churches: Divine Liturgy in Ethiopian Rite at St. Peter’s

Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel, Archbishop of Addis Ababa, presides over the Divine Liturgy in the Ge?ez Rite concelebrated with Eritrean Archbishop Menghesteab ...

The path to the Holy Door in St Peter's Basilica

12/05/2025

Rome hosts Jubilee of Eastern Churches

From May 12 to 14, the Vatican is hosting the Jubilee of the Eastern Catholic Churches, which features a series of Divine Liturgies in various Eastern rites.

11/05/2025

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV at Regina Caeli: May we pray for vocations, live a life of service

Before leading the recitation of the Regina Caeli on Good Shepherd Sunday, 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV calls for prayers for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life, while also "living ...

10/05/2025

Pilgrims from 90 countries gather for Jubilee of Bands and Popular Entertainment

From 10 to 11 May Rome will be filled with music of all kinds. On Saturday 10 May participants in the Jubilee event will make a pilgrimage to the Holy Door at Saint Peter’s ...

08/05/2025

From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 21: Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica

The coin (Scudo) minted during the Sede Vacante and Jubilee Year of 1700

03/05/2025

Sede Vacante and Jubilee: historical parallels with the Jubilee of 1700

The Sede Vacante during the 2025 Holy Year evokes historical parallels with the Jubilee of year 1700 which was also marked by the death of a 杏MAP导航, Innocent XII, who died before the ...

Priests celebrating at the motherhouse next to the tomb of Saint Vincent de Paul

01/05/2025

Paris Marks 400th Anniversary of the Congregation of the Mission

More than 20 Bishops and 150 Confrères gathered to Celebrate the Jubilee of the Congregation Founded by St. Vincent de Paul. The celebration took place at the Maison Mère, the ...

01/05/2025

From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 20: Apsidal Mosaic of St. John Lateran

29/04/2025

‘Giro d'Italia’ 2025 final leg through Vatican in honour of 杏MAP导航 Francis

The final leg of the 108th “Giro d’Italia” will pay homage to 杏MAP导航 Francis when for the first time in history it will pass through the Vatican gardens.

Members of "Hope for Life" meeting in Accra, Ghana

29/04/2025

Ghanaians celebrate the Jubilee for People with Disabilities

While the Jubilee for People with Disabilities is taking place in Rome from 28-29 April, local churches around the world are also celebrating these days through their pastoral ...

29/04/2025

Sr. Veronica Donatello calls for ‘culture of belonging'

The head of disability outreach for the Italian Bishops' Conference, Sr. Veronica Donatello, opens the conference, "We: Pilgrims of Hope," the first event of the Jubilee of Persons ...

Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Persons with Disabilities

28/04/2025

Archbishop Fisichella celebrates Mass for Jubilee of Persons with Disabilities

On the first day of the Jubilee of Persons with Disabilities, Archbishop Rino Fisichella presides at Mass at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, and prays that the late ...

Young people participating in the second "Novemdiales" (nine days of mourning) on 27 April 2025

27/04/2025

Teenagers gathered in Rome experience an historic Jubilee

As the Jubilee Year continues in Rome under a modified schedule due to 杏MAP导航 Francis' death, the Jubilee of Teenagers still took place on April 25-27, with tens of thousands of ...

The Via Lucis for the Jubilee of Young People

25/04/2025

Participants in Youth Jubilee take part in “Via Lucis”

Thousands of young people from around the world, in Rome for their Jubilee and to pay their respects to 杏MAP导航 Francis, gather to pray the “Via Lucis”, reflecting on the ...

24/04/2025

From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 19: Tomb of Saint Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles

17/04/2025

From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 18: The Holy Crib

Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei

12/04/2025

杏MAP导航 encourages Opus Dei students to persevere in hope

In a message to participants in the UNIV 2025 International Congress, 杏MAP导航 Francis urges them to bring the Gospel of Jesus into the world “as a message of hope that does not ...

Ghana's youth are preparing for the International Vincentian Youth Meeting

11/04/2025

Ghana's young people to deepen faith at Global Vincentian Youth Meeting in Rome

The Third International Vincentian Youth Meeting will convene in Rome from 27 July to 3 August 2025. This gathering will bring together young members of the St. Vincent de Paul ...

10/04/2025

From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 17: Tomb of St. Peter, a poor fisherman

Pilgrims from the Italian Dioceses of Grosseto and Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello make the pilgrimage to the Holy Door

09/04/2025

杏MAP导航 encourages pilgrims from Italian dioceses to ‘persevere in prayer'

In his message to the Dioceses of Grosseto and Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, the 杏MAP导航 expresses his hope that their pilgrimage to the Holy Door will renew their faith.

Participants in the Jubilee of the Sick and of the World of Healthcare

08/04/2025

SACRU: Embracing vulnerability in healthcare and ethics

A seminar hosted by the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Sick and the World of Healthcare shines the light on the ethical ...

杏MAP导航 Francis makes a surprise appearance in St Peter's Square during the Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers

07/04/2025

The importance of ‘presence’ in a time of virtual reality

Our Editorial Director reflects on 杏MAP导航 Francis' surprise appearance on Sunday to greet participants in the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers.

杏MAP导航 Francis appears after Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick

06/04/2025

杏MAP导航 makes surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square

At the end of Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Healthcare Workers, the 杏MAP导航 tells the gathered pilgrims "Have a good Sunday, and thank you very much”. It is the 杏MAP导航's first ...

杏MAP导航 Francis greets the pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square for the Mass

06/04/2025

杏MAP导航: 'The sickbed can become a holy place'

In his homily for the Jubilee of the Sick and Healthcare Workers, 杏MAP导航 Francis says that "The sickbed can become a holy place, where charity burns away indifference and gratitude ...

The volunteers from Hospitalité Notre-Dame de Lourdes

05/04/2025

Jubilee of the Sick: “Our role is to open a window on eternity”

This weekend, Rome is welcoming over 20,000 pilgrims for the Jubilee of the Sick and the Healthcare World. Volunteers from Lourdes tell Vatican News that they hope to strengthen ...

Pilgrims walk with a wooden cross to pass through the Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica

04/04/2025

Jubilee of the Sick marks the 7th in the list of Holy Year events

Patients, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, healthcare personnel, and technicians from 90 countries will participate in the events held in Rome and Vatican City.

Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for the Slovak national Jubilee pilgrimage

04/04/2025

杏MAP导航 Francis: 'Faith is a treasure to be shared with joy'

In a message read during the Slovak national jubilee pilgrimage to Rome, 杏MAP导航 Francis insists that faith is "a treasure to be shared with joy" and marvels at how saying 'yes' to ...

Jubilee Pilgrims process along the Via della Concilliazione to St Peter's Basilica

03/04/2025

杏MAP导航: The Church is a ‘new and reconciled humanity’

In a message for the Jubilee Pilgrimage organised by Charis, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service, 杏MAP导航 Francis says that the Holy Spirit is “the source of ...

03/04/2025

Returning to Nicea, as brothers

A new document from the International Theological Commission highlights the relevance of the first ecumenical council.

03/04/2025

The Nicene Creed: an expression of Christian identity

The International Theological Commission publishes “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour: 1700th Anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of Nicea (325-2025)”, dedicated to the Council ...

A volunteer holds a pilgrim's cross along the path to the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica

29/03/2025

杏MAP导航 to Czech pilgrims: Faith is meant to be shared joyfully

杏MAP导航 Francis sends a message to Czech pilgrims visiting Rome for the Jubilee, and urges Christians to remain faithful to God as we walk in the footsteps of the saints.

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