Pope Leo XIV approves a jubilee year to mark 800 years since the death of St. Francis: here’s what you need to know

Jan 17, 2026 19:26

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special Jubilee Year dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV will visit Mexico twice, according to statements by the president of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference. The dates will be as follows

Neither trip has been confirmed by the Holy See, but the possibility reflects the growing importance of the Guadalupe jubilee in the Mexican Church’s pastoral plans and its ambitions for a wider spiritual renewal across the Americas.

What kind of Church do people encounter when they are at their most vulnerable? Leo XIV opens the conference on Amoris Laetitia by placing vulnerability at the center

Remarks by the Pope at the beginning of the meeting with the leaders of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of the episcopal conferences, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of “Amoris laetitia”

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Pope Leo XIV approves a jubilee year to mark 800 years since the death of St. Francis: here’s what you need to know

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