2025 JUBILEE YEAR – PILGRIMS OF HOPE

JUBILEE YEAR 2025

Pope Francis has announced that the Church will celebrate a Jubilee Year in 2025, with the theme of “Pilgrims of Hope.” In addition to the jubilee year itself, Pope Francis announced that there would be two years dedicated to helping people prepare for the 2025 celebrations.

2023 – The Year of the Council

The Second Vatican Council emphasised the universal call to holiness. Pope Francis called on all Catholics to return to the four Constitutions of the council – Sacrosanctum Concilium, Dei Verbum, Lumen Gentium, and Gaudium et Spes.

2024 – The Year of Prayer

Pope Francis has called on all Catholics to spend this year, beginning with the First Sunday of Advent on 3 December 2023, deepening their prayer lives. This page will be updated regularly with resources and suggestions to support you as you seek to encounter Jesus in your prayer life.

Year of Prayer Resources

Background information on the Jubilee

Resources for Parishes – Reflection and Social Action Guide

The Constitutions of Vatican II