From the 24th of December 2024 to the 6th of January 2026, the Jubilee 2025 (or Iubilaeum A.D. 2025) will take place. Announced in 2000 by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee, this year will see special pilgrimages, prayers, pardons, and events take place at the Vatican. As a result, the Vatican has estimated that some 35 million pilgrims will come to the city for the Jubilee Year of Hope.
Those who would like to be among this number, therefore, or who were considering planning a trip to Rome in 2025 should think about booking their vacation rentals in Rome as soon as possible as accommodation is sure to fill up fast and prices are likely to rise over time. Check out our range of holiday rentals in Rome today and secure your trip now.
If you were considering a pilgrimage to Rome, now is a great time to plan that experience as the Jubilee is a perfect time to visit holy sites, pray, and have sins remitted. This Jubilee will follow the 2024 Year of Prayer, a time when Pope Francis invited the faithful to meditate on their relationship with God and their faith, and seeks to focus on peacebuilding in a world threatened by war and climate change.
One of the important elements of the Jubilee experience is the Holy Doors. The opening of the door by the Pope marks the official beginning of the Holy Year and it is a key symbol of the Jubilee, in fact, as the ultimate aim of the pilgrim is to pass through it and begin their spiritual journey. Originally, there was only one door – a door at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome – but to allow as many pilgrims as possible take part in the Jubilee experience, other holy doors were opened in basilicas throughout Rome. Do keep in mind, however, that you need to register as a pilgrim to pass through the Holy Doors as numbers need to be managed!
Entering through the doors also symbolises the making the decision to follow Jesus and coming into the church and a dialogue of reconciliation and peace, recalling the passage from chapter 10 of St John’s gospel: “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.”
Not only does any vacation in Rome allow Catholic and Christian travellers the opportunity for a potentially once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage but it also gives them the chance to experience and take in the incredible churches, works of art, buildings, and other masterpieces built by, and for, the Church throughout the centuries. In addition to all of this, there are the more ancient monuments from when Rome was the centre of a massive empire and a whole host of other secular attractions and things to see and do in this grand city.
So, find your villa in Rome today and come make that special pilgrimage during this very special year in the Church’s calendar. Join events, attend special masses, say prayers with important intentions, seek reconciliation and indulgences, and pass through the Holy Door. Enjoy the other charms and sights of the city, eat some good food, drink some great wine, relax, and come away from your journey physically, mentally, and spiritually rejuvenated.