“Over 1,000 representatives of the gay community are expected to attend events marking the Holy Year in Rome next week, according to organizers.”
The Vatican will host a series of events arranged by the LGBTQ community as part of the 2025 Roman Catholic Jubilee. Organizers say around 1,000 participants will take part in a pilgrimage to Rome next week.
In the Catholic Christian tradition, the Jubilee, also known as the Holy Year, is declared every quarter century by the Pope as a time of spiritual renewal. The current Holy Year runs from December 24, 2024, through January 6, 2026.
The Italian pro-LGBTQ group La Tenda di Gionata (‘Jonathan’s Tent’) has planned a pilgrimage as part of the celebrations. Group representative Alessandro Previti told http://Outreach.Faith on Wednesday that pilgrims from around 30 countries are expected to attend the three-day event.
It will begin with a multilingual prayer vigil near the Church of Jesus in Rome on September 5, followed by a Mass and procession through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica.
The pilgrimage will conclude on September 7 with the Angelus prayer led by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square
