The Jubilee, Pilgrims of Hope was proclaimed by Pope Francis in the Papal Bull Spes Non Confundit (“Hope does not disappoint”).“The coming Jubilee will thus be a Holy Year marked by the hope that does not fade, our hope in God. May it help us to recover the confident trust that we require, in the Church and in society, in our interpersonal relationships, in international relations, and in our task of promoting the dignity of all persons and respect for God’s gift of creation.” 

Beginning in Rome on the vigil of the Lord’s Nativity on December 24, 2024 with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, and in local dioceses on Holy Family Sunday on December 29; it will conclude in local dioceses the following Holy Family Sunday on December 28, 2025, and in Rome on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, January 6, 2026, with the closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Jubilee 2025 invites you to be a pilgrim of hope. For Christians, hope is anchored in the encounter with Jesus whose life, death, and resurrection reveals God’s transforming love. Our hope in God is renewed constantly in the gift of the Holy Spirit, the love of the Father and the Son, who is given, even now, to the community of believers.