US EditionVatican claims a Holy Year success with 33 million pilgrims
The 2025 Jubilee drew over 33 million pilgrims from 185 countries, surpassing forecasts and prompting €4 billion in public works to modernize Rome, Vatican officials said.
- The Vatican announced on Monday that it reported 33,475,369 pilgrims for the 2025 Holy Year, with Pope Leo XIV set to close it on Jan 6 in St. Peter's Basilica.
- The Holy Year is a centuries-old tradition that occurs roughly every 25 years as pilgrim jubilees to visit saints' tombs and receive indulgences, with participation rising after Pope Francis' April 2025 death and Pope Leo XIV's election, the Vatican said.
- The Vatican said it estimated the total using official registrations, volunteer crowd counters, and closed-circuit television at St. Peter's Basilica, which recorded around 25,000 to 30,000 daily crossings, acknowledging the estimate could include double counting.
- For Rome, the Jubilee unlocked about €4 billion in public funds, and Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said the Jubilee transformed the city despite resident frustration and rental market strains.
- Historically, Jubilees have driven major public works, with hundreds of Jubilee projects continuing in Rome beyond the Holy Year's end and a 2033 special Jubilee planned, the Vatican said.
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Vatican says more than 33 million pilgrims took part in Jubilee
VATICAN— More than 33.4 million pilgrims traveled to Rome to participate in the Jubilee of Hope, surpassing initial projections, the Vatican said Monday. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, said 33,475,369 pilgrims ultimately took part in the Jubilee — nearly 2 million more than the Vatican’s initial estimate of 31.7 million. He […] The post Vatican says more than 33 million pilgrims took part in Jubilee …
Cardinals and diplomats from all over the world attended the Jubilee closing ceremony in Rome. Leader of the Catholic Church criticized "distorted economy" and left application for 2026.
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This ceremony was the last stage of the Catholic Jubilee Year 2025, inaugurated by Francis, the predecessor of Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV this Tuesday praised faith and humanity before “a deformed economy” that reduces everything in business, during the Mass of the Epiphany with which Christmas ends and which has coincided with the closing of the Jubilee.Continue reading...
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