A few weeks ago, the city of Rome presented its renovation plans for the next Jubilee in 2025. In the Vatican, the Dicastery for Evangelization is already working to accommodate millions of visitors with two new pilgrimage paths through the Eternal City.
ABP. RINO FISICHELLA
Dicastery for Evangelization
One will be dedicated to the patronesses of Europe and doctors of the Church. That will be one route. Both catechesis and art will help make this path.
The Churches dedicated to St. Brigid, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Teresa of Jesus will be given special attention this year. The Vatican's Jubilee director also announced the second path—called the European Way, open to other Christian denominations.
ABP. RINO FISICHELLA
Dicastery for Evangelization
We have identified 27 national churches in the city of Rome. Some of them may not be strictly national, but they do have a special connection with a foreign country. They may be Catholic, Evangelical or even Orthodox. So it will be an opportunity for ecumenical dialogue.
Hope is the key concept that will encompass the religious and cultural activities of the Jubilee Year. Churches will be open to everyone visiting Rome during that time.
ABP. RINO FISICHELLA
Dicastery for Evangelization
These Churches will be able to welcome pilgrims to give them an initial preparation, a catechesis, before they have to begin the pilgrimage to the Holy Door. The route will be set from Castel Sant'Angelo all along Via della Conciliazione to the Holy Door. There will also be priests available for confessions.
The Dicastery's goal is that by the year 2025, the streets of the Eternal City will be roads leading to dialogue and fraternity.
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