Bishop Joseph Kopacz talks Jubilee 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope

Pope Francis has declared that 2025 will be a Jubilee (also known as a “Holy Year,” since it is a time in which God's holiness transforms us). The theme he has chosen is ‘Pilgrims of Hope’.  

The Jubilee Year will offer the faithful opportunities to participate in various jubilee events at the Vatican and in their own dioceses. The great tradition of opening the Holy Door will begin when Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2024. Other holy doors will be opened at the Rome basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul Outside the Walls.