Welcome to the Diocese of Leeds website for Jubilee 2025 – and the 2024 Year of Prayer in preparation for the Jubilee!

On Christmas Eve 2024, Pope Francis will open the Holy Door in St Peter’s Basilica and the Jubilee of Hope will begin. The theme the Holy Father has chosen for this year of special graces is ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ and he invites the whole People of God – clergy and laity – to celebrate God’s Gift of Grace through their expressions of Deep Faith, Lively Hope and Active Charity.

Since Pope Boniface VIII instituted the first Jubilee on 22 February 1300, the Catholic Church has declared these Holy Years to be special times of joy, celebration, forgiveness and reconciliation: with one another, with all of creation and with God. In order to prepare for the Jubilee, a Year of Prayer and Preparation will begin in Advent 2023, with special focus on the Lord’s Prayer, taught to us by Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

This website is for the many homes, schools and parishes which make up our ONE Diocesan Family and will celebrate all the Jubilee events, pilgrimages and resources from across the Diocese of Leeds.

Contact: If you have ideas, suggestions or initiatives happening in your home, school or parish, please contact our dedicated Jubilee email address: jubilee2025@dioceseofleeds.org.uk

For a perspective across the Universal Church, please visit the Holy See’s own site at:  https://www.iubilaeum2025.va/en.html and national information and resources provided by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) may be accessed via: The Year of Jubilee 2025  – Catholic Bishops’ Conference (cbcew.org.uk)