Camped on inflatable pool floats and airplane pillows — and surrounded by hundreds of thousands of other young adults with their own assortment of sleeping bags, tarps, and makeshift shelters — sisters Maritza, Daisy, and Azeneth Ramos roughed a night in the fields of Tor Vergata in Rome to close out the celebration of the Holy See’s Jubilee of Youth.
Pilgrims of Hope
Dave Palmer, executive director of the north Texas office of the Guadalupe Radio Network, has been a prominent voice in…
When Catholics come to Rome for the Holy Year, their journey should have the specific goal of encountering and listening to Jesus, Pope Francis said.
Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals to mark the jubilee, which is themed “Pilgrims of Hope.”