Jubilee Year of Hope

The historic St. Anthony’s Chapel in Old Goa came alive with sacred melodies on Sunday as a special Lenten music concert filled the air with spiritual harmony on March 30, Goa.

Pope Francis has expressed his prayerful support and encouragement to the Missionaries of Mercy as they gather in Rome for their 2025 Jubilee, reaffirming their vital role in bringing God’s forgiveness to a broken world.

At his General Audience held in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday (March 26), Pope Francis offered a moving catechesis centered on the biblical encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:5-26), continuing his reflections in the lead-up to Jubilee 2025 under the theme "Jesus Christ, Our Hope."

From March 28 to 30, 2025, the sixth major Jubilee event will gather 500 Missionaries of Mercy from around the world at the Vatican.

The Catholic Church in Bangladesh organized the second national seminar of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (PWPN) at St. Gregory’s High School and College in Luxmibazar, from March 16 to 17.

The Archdiocese of Hyderabad joyfully marked its Bicentennial Anniversary in conjunction with the Jubilee Year 2025 through a solemn Eucharistic celebration and a grand Jubilee procession on March 18 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Gunfoundry, Hyderabad, India.

The Colombo Archdiocesan Office of Communication organized a program to mark the Jubilee year 2025 on March 15 at the Archbishop's House Auditorium, Borella, Sri Lanka.

The Diocese of Rajshahi marked a significant occasion with the celebration of the Jubilee Year with 'Pilgrimage of Hope' Celebration at Andharkotha Parish on March 15.

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh, accompanied by Monsignor Abel Toglo, the newly appointed Secretary of the Vatican Embassy, embarked on a historic pilgrimage to the Diocese of Rajshahi, marking a significant occasion in the Jubilee year from March 7 to 9.

Pope Francis marked the Jubilee of the World of Volunteering with a Lenten homily, delivered by Cardinal Michael Czerny in St. Peter’s Square.

Began in 2016, the Walking Pilgrimage in Goa, initiated by the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman as a spiritual journey to deepen faith and foster unity among the faithful, marked its 10th anniversary, on 9th March 2025, today the first Sunday of Lent and aligning with the Jubilee Year 2025.

This weekend, the fifth major Jubilee event will bring together NGOs and volunteer organizations from five continents.

On February 24, 2025, approximately 200 priests, nuns, and faithful gathered at Saint Joseph Parish in Kdolleu to celebrate the opening of the Jubilee Year 2025 for Kampong Cham Prefecture.

An archbishop from Malaysia has urged Catholics to simplify their lives and make space for God’s grace during the Lenten season and beyond.

In his Angelus address, published on February 22, 2025, while recovering from double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis urged deacons worldwide to continue their ministry with joy, love, and courage, becoming true signs of God’s mercy and compassion.

During the Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Deacons, Archbishop Rino Fisichella read Pope Francis’s homily, urging deacons to be apostles of forgiveness, selfless servants, and builders of communion on February 23.

The Catechetical Association of St. Thomas Church, Aldona, India organized a spiritual concert at the Kala Academy in Goa with the theme ‘Bhorvanxeachim Yatrekaram’ (Pilgrims of Hope) on February 18.

In celebration of the Jubilee Year, the Archdiocese of Imphal organized a vibrant two-day spiritual camp for the youth and children of St. Thomas Parish, held from February 15 to 16 at St. Thomas Church, Singngat in Manipur, India.

At the Mass for the Jubilee of Artists and the World of Culture, Pope Francis highlighted the vital role of artists in shaping society on February 16.

The Holy Childhood Association of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman celebrated the Jubilee of Children with a special observance on the Sunday dedicated to Holy Childhood at St. Joseph's Church in São José de Areal, located in the southeastern region of Margão, South Goa.