6,000 young people celebrate the jubilee of youth 2025 in Mexico City

Around 6,000 young people gathered in Mexico City to celebrate the Jubileo de la Juventud 2025, organized by the ecclesial province of Mexico, on a day where hope was the conductive thread.

From 9 in the morning of July 6, young people from mainly from the primed archdiocese and the dioceses of Azcapotzalco, Iztapalapa and Xochimilco began arriving at the Huipulco major seminar, located south of the capital of the country, to live the meeting. Participants of the State of Mexico and Hidalgo were also added, willing to make this day a transformative experience.

“Being Catholic is something fun, it’s something father, it’s very nice,” said July, 17, to Aci Press. He attended accompanied by his friend Ximena, 18, both of the Diocese of Azcapotzalco and those who participated for the first time in an event of this type.

“Today that you do not connect so much with people because they do not believe or things like that, then see that many people here who believe the same, then it’s like something father. You know you can talk perfectly well with them,” added Ximena.

The day was attended by several bishops. Mons. Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca, Bishop of Azcapotzalco, was in charge of opening the event. Later, Mons. Francisco Javier Acero, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Mexico, presided over the Holy Hour. They also offered messages and reflections Mons. Héctor Mario Pérez, general secretary of the Mexican Episcopate Conference, and Mons. Juan María Huerta Muro, Bishop of Xochimilco.

In addition to liturgical moments, young people participated in sports activities and conferences and workshops on persecuted Christians, digital evangelization, issues such as faith, social commitment and vocation were offered.

For Juan Pablo Vargas, a 24 -year -old from Tenancingo, State of Mexico, what is most taken from the day is “the message of hope for what we can do as young people today, and thus, see that there is still that love and that respect, but also that freedom that God gives us to decide to be close to that”.

One of the central moments of the Jubilee was the Eucharistic celebration, chaired by Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, Archbishop Primado de México, who directed a homily focused on Christian hope and the commitment of young people as witnesses of the Gospel.

“How is an injured heart relieved? Listening to it,” said the cardinal. “And many times the captives are not in physical prisons, but tied to interests, desires or addictions that take away freedom. The true liberation is interior, and it is only possible with the action of the spirit.”

Throughout the day, several priests were available for the sacrament of confession. In parallel, the chapel of the seminar remained open with exposure of the Blessed Sacrament, offering whoever wanted a space of silence, prayer and reconciliation.

The afternoon continued with music and humor. The Musical Group Hakuna encouraged attendees with their praise songs, while the duo of Catholic clowns the striking caused laughter with their show. The closing of the day arrived at 7:30 p.m. with the presentation of the Portuguese priest Guilherme Guimarães, who turned on the stage to the rhythm of music and lights.

For Cristal, a 17 -year -old from Toluca, the jubilee meant a turning point in his life: “The truth is that they really wanted to invite younger to come to the Church, to teach to follow the steps of God.”