'There Is Still Hope': Pilgrims From War Zones Gather in Rome

'There is still hope': Pilgrims from war zones gather in Rome

KHADER Qassis travelled 32 hours from the West Bank, passing military checkpoints across three countries, to join hundreds of thousands of other young Catholics in Rome for a week-long pilgrimage. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Thousands visit Blessed Frassati’s remains in Rome for Jubilee of Youth

Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for visitors, during the Jubilee of Youth.

Pope to young pilgrims: ‘Be a message of hope’

ROME – Pope Leo XIV urged the young pilgrims to be a message of hope as he welcomed them in Rome for the 2025 Jubilee of Youth slated from July 28 to Aug. 3. “Jesus tells us You are the salt of the earth, you are the light of the earth! hope that all of you will always be signs of hope in the world,” Pope Leo told the sea of vibrant young faces during the welcoming Mass at St. Peter’s Square on Tuesday night. READ: Pope urges immediate end to ‘b…

'A hope that never disappoints'

The head of the Commission for Youth of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is in Rome with thousands of young people celebrating their Jubilee. He speaks of the power of witness in particular of young Ukrainians from warfront regions. Read all

Thousands visit Blessed Frassati's remains in Rome for Jubilee of Youth - Catholic Review

ROME — Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for the visitors to the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, near Rome’s Pantheon, one afternoon during the Jubilee of Youth. About 16 small dark burgundy pillows lined the marble steps before the simple wooden casket marked by a cross, four red wax seals and one of the blessed’s fav…

Youth Jubilee in Rome: Pilgrims arrive to pray with Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis ahead of historic Papal events

Thousands of young pilgrims arrived in the Eternal City for the much-anticipated Youth Jubilee 2025, a weeklong gathering filled with prayer, reconciliation, and personal encounters with Pope Leo XIV. Among the spiritual highlights was the rare opportunity to venerate a first-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis—the heart of the young computer whiz who captured the …