What is Jubilee 2025?
Throughout the next year, we’ll explore the Jubilee theme, “Pilgrims of Hope.”
Pilgrims of Hope
Every 25 years, the Catholic Church recognizes a special year to “proclaim liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the blind, and letting the oppressed go free.” A year that proclaims liberation, conversion, and reconciliation to mark a time to re-establish a proper relationship with God.
These Jubilee years each take on a particular theme, but are often rooted in forgiveness. Traditionally, these years include gestures of amnesty or pardons.
The Jubilee Year 2025 will open at the Vatican on December 24, 2024 and close January 6, 2026 — the feast of Epiphany.
Pope Francis announced the 2025 Jubilee Year in a document, called a “Bull of Indiction,” titled “Spes Non Confudit.” This title translates in English to: “Hope Does Not Disappoint.”
“For all of us, may the Jubilee be an opportunity to be renewed in hope”
– Pope Francis
Jubilee Action: Urge President Biden to Commute the Row
Pope Francis has explicitly named the abolition of the death penalty as a tangible expression of hope in this Jubilee Year. Inspired by this, we’re calling on President Biden to act in the spirit of justice and mercy and commute the sentences of all 40 men on the federal death row — an action squarely within his constitutional authority.
Pray in union with all of those around the world, with the words of Pope Francis for this special Jubilee Year of 2025.
The U.S. federal death penalty operates separately from capital punishment throughout the states. Learn more about the current status of the federal death penalty along with facts and figures here.
In this webinar, you’ll hear from Catholic Mobilizing Network, a lawyer with decades of experience litigating capital cases as a defense attorney, and a religious sister who has provided spiritual accompaniment for individuals residing on the federal death row in Terre Haute, Indiana—even accompaniment to their execution.
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