Jubilee of Consolation 2025

A time of grace and hope
Jubilee 2025 is a journey that unites faith, hope, and brotherhood.

Among the great events that mark this extraordinary year, the Jubilee of Consolation occupies a special place:
a moment dedicated to those who carry in their hearts the need for comfort and peace.
Consolation, in the language of Christian tradition, is much more than a gesture of closeness: it is the certainty that God accompanies every step of humanity, transforming fragility into strength and pain into hope. This event calls everyone, believers and laypeople alike, to rediscover the value of listening, mutual care, and solidarity as tools for authentic inner renewal.
Rome, the heart of the Jubilee, will be the place where thousands of pilgrims will gather to celebrate consolation as a living and shared experience of faith. Not a fleeting emotion, but a journey that leaves tangible traces in everyday life: the ability to rise again, to support those in difficulty, to bring light to difficult situations.
The Jubilee of Consolation invites everyone to become a witness of mercy and to cherish the value of this encounter.
For those who wish to live and remember the experience, the Jubilee Official Store offers objects and items that accompany the pilgrimage, tangible signs of an event destined to remain in the heart.

Historical curiosities about consolation during Jubilees

The theme of consolation has run through the history of the Jubilees in different forms:
• Jubilee of 1300 – the first proclaimed by Boniface VIII with the papal bull Antiquorum habet fida relatio. It saw an extraordinary influx of pilgrims, many of whom sought not only indulgence but also spiritual comfort in an era marked by war and famine.
• Jubilee of 1575 – Saint Philip Neri distinguished himself in welcoming pilgrims, through the Confraternity of the Holy Trinity of Pilgrims, transforming Rome into a city of mercy and consolation.
• Jubilee of 2000 – Saint John Paul II paid particular attention to those experiencing painful situations, organizing moments of prayer and meetings for the sick and suffering, underlining consolation as a gift and mission of the Church.
These precedents remind us that every Holy Year is also an invitation to take care of others, to give hope and to build supportive communities.