WelCom February/March 2025
The fourth major event of the Jubilee of Hope is dedicated to deacons. From 21 to 23, February 4,000 deacons – ‘servants of God – came to Rome for a Jubilee pilgrimage to pass through the Holy Door and participate in a series of meetings. They came from over a hundred countries, including the United States, France, Brazil, India, Cameroon and Australia. The Jubilee concluded with Mass presided over by the pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelisation, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, on Sunday 23 February in St Peter’s Basilica, with 23 deacons ordained. The three days in Rome were a time of encounter, prayer and renewal for the deacons and their families.
