Held Once 25 Years Once, What Is The Year Of Yubileum?

Illustration of Catholic pilgrims attending the yibileum Year at the Vatican (Photo: Pixabay/Bici)

Pope Francis announced the schedule for the yubileum year for Catholics around the world. While leading the reading of the papal bulla welcoming the Ascension Day of Jesus Christ in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican Thursday, May 9, 2024, Pope Francis said that the year of Yubileum will begin on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 or Christmas Eve and end on Tuesday 6 January 2026. So, what is the year of Yubileum?

According to the Catholic World Report page, what is meant by the year of Yubileum is the holy year of grace and special pilgrimage in the Catholic church.

Normally, the year of Yubileum is held once every 25 years. However, the Pope was able to hold the Extraordinary Yubileum Year, such as in the 2013 Year of Faith and the 2016 Chinese Year.

The history of the year of Yubileum began in 1470 when Catholics were led by Pope Paul II and was last held in 2000.

Quoting Australia's Catholic Religious page, the theme chosen by Pope Francis in the 2025 Yubileum Year was Visitivity Pilgrims.

The special focus of the theme is listening to the cries of the poor, caring for creation, and solidarity with all our brothers and sisters.

In the year of Yubileum, Catholic pilgrims from various countries were invited to cross the four Vatican Holy Doors in St. Peter's Basilica, Saint John Leteran, St. Paulus' Basilica, and Santa Maria Maggiore's Basilica.

The tradition that Pope Bonifasius VIII began in 1300 departed from the tradition of debt amnesty in Jewish religion.

The opening of the Holy Door describes the offering of an "extraordinary path" to safety for Catholics in the year of Yubileum. The Holy Gate is one of the entrances that is tightly closed and found in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican.

To welcome the year of the 2025 Yubileum, the City of Rome, Italy is preparing to launch a number of infrastructure projects to provide a pleasant experience for Catholic pilgrims.

In 2016, the Vatican said that the number of Catholic pilgrims attending the Yubileum Year was extraordinary to reach 20.4 million people.

In the year of Yubileum, the number of pilgrims who come is predicted to reach 34 million people.

In this regard, the Government of Rome has budgeted around 2.5 billion United States (US) dollars or IDR 40.3 trillion. The funds are used to finance 87 public work projects.

Even so, the budget allocation is expected to swell to USD 4.3 billion or around IDR 69.3 trillion.

Some of the public facilities that will be improved include transportation facilities, public bathrooms, roads, underground parking, and pedestrian paths.

Not only that, the City of Rome will also carry out cleaning in the area around the Termini Railway Station, Rome, Italy.

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