A few hours after the official beginning of the Jubilee of the Young people, which will be held from July 28 to August 3 in Rome, Pope Leo XIV wanted to direct a special greeting in Spanish to the thousands of young people from more than 140 countries that will participate in this key event of the Holy Year.
After the prayer of the Angelus, the Pontiff said: “Greetings with special affection for young people from different countries gathered in Rome for the jubilee of young people. I hope it is for all an occasion to find Christ and exit reinforced in faith and in the commitment to follow him with coherence.”
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The jubilee of young people is key quotes of the Holy Year designed to strengthen the faith of new generations, promote their Christian commitment and foster unity among young Catholics around the world.
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In the press conference for the presentation of the event at Vatican Mons. Rino Fisichella, Propyfect of the Dicastery for Evangelization and representative of the Holy See for the Jubilee of 2025, “it will be the most anticipated moment of the Holy Year”
The city of Rome will receive young people from 146 countries, including Lebanon, Iraq, Ukraine, Israel, Syria, South Sudan or Myanmar. Thus, according to the Italian archbishop, this meeting will mean symbolic “hug” to connect to the new generations.
The program contemplates the arrival of half a million pilgrims from tomorrow, Monday, July 28. To host them, 270 parishes, 400 schools, 40 centers of extracurricular activities and numerous civil protection facilities have been mobilized. In addition, that same Monday will coincide with the beginning of the jubilee of digital missionaries.
Among the proposed activities, dialogues with the city stand out, a series of 70 cultural meetings in Roman squares that will begin on July 29.
On August 1, the Massimo Circus will be the epicenter of the penitential day, where 200 priests will be confessing in two -hour shifts and under large tents to mitigate heat. The next day, August 2, the doors of Tor Vergata for the Great Vigil with Leo XIV will open at 9 am, in which three young people from Italy, Mexico and the US. UU. They will ask questions. The appointment will culminate in that same space on Sunday, August 3 with a massive mass.
Victoria Cardiel
Victoria Cardiel is a journalist specialized in social and religious information issues. Since 2013, he has covered all the news of the Vatican for various media, such as the Spanish news agency Europa Press, or the weekly of the Archdiocese of Madrid, Alfa and Omega.