“Pilgrims of Hope” is the guiding theme of the 2025 Jubilee, a Holy Year proclaimed by Pope Francis as a time of renewal, reconciliation, and mercy. Running from Christmas Eve 2024 through Epiphany 2026, this Jubilee invites all Catholics into a spiritual journey rooted in trust in God’s promises. In a world often marked by uncertainty and suffering, the theme calls the faithful to be signs of hope—walking with Christ, rooted in prayer, and sharing the joy of the Gospel in daily life.
Throughout the Jubilee Year, the Church will highlight different groups—families, workers, the sick, the poor, and many others—encouraging solidarity and compassion. Catholics are invited to become true pilgrims, not only by traveling to holy places but by living lives of service, faith, and love. To be a pilgrim of hope is to trust that even in the darkest moments, God walks beside us, and to carry that hope into the world as witnesses of Christ’s enduring light.