Jubilee

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 ...

Pope Leo greets pilgrims during his weekly General Audience in St Peter's Square

30/07/2025

Pope at Audience: May our means of communication heal you and not trouble you

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

Pope Leo addresses the young pilgrims in St Peter's Square

30/07/2025

Pope 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

Pope at Mass: Creators should promote encounters between hearts

At the close of Mass for digital missionaries and Catholic influencers, presided over by Cardinal Tagle, Pope 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 ...

Pope Leo XIV during greetings with young people of Peru

29/07/2025

Peruvian Youth celebrate their faith with Pope Leo

Following their meeting with Pope 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 Pope Leo XIV greeting a "grandparent" in St Peter's Square

27/07/2025

Pope Leo: ‘Grandparents and elderly are witnesses of hope’

Pope 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

Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming schedule released

The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations publishes the Pope‘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 ...

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

26/06/2025

Pope to priests: 'No one here is alone'

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

Pope Leo XIV with Bishops during their Jubilee pilgrimage to St Peter's Basilica

25/06/2025

Pope Leo calls on Bishops to be men of communion

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

Pope Leo greets seminarians during their Jubilee

24/06/2025

Pope Leo to seminarians: Be passionate about priestly life

Pope 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.

Pope Leo XIV meets with clergy of the Diocese of Rome on June 12, 2025

23/06/2025

‘Joyful Priests’: Pope 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

Pope at Angelus: Christ's Body and Blood, the ultimate sacrifice of love

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

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

21/06/2025

Pope: ‘St. Thomas More offers politicians example of martyr for primacy of conscience’

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

Pope Leo XIV meets with the Bishops of Madagascar on June 16, 2025

16/06/2025

Pope Leo XIV: Bishops must not turn gaze from the poor

Pope 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 Pope a special jersey

15/06/2025

Gaelic football athletes gift Pope Leo a Jubilee jersey

Three expats, part of the Rome Hibernia Gaelic Athletic Association, present the Pope 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

Pope Leo on Jubilee of Sport: No one is born a champion or saint

On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the Pope 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 Pope 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 Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin describes Apostolic Nuncios as bridges ...

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