The Jubilee of Mercy will begin with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on December 8, 2015, and will end on November 20, 2016 with the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.
With the Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis focuses attention upon the merciful God who invites all men and women to return to Him.
| 2016 Jubilee Events
January 1: The holy door of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is opened
January 25: The holy door of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the walls is opened
March 4-5: Penitential liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica, “24 Hours for the Lord”
April 2: Pope Francis leads a prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Square
April 3: Pope Francis says Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday
April 23: Jubilee for confirmed teenagers, ages 13-16, begins in the evening with a festival at the Olympic Stadium in Rome
April 24: Jubilee for confirmed teenagers, ages 13-16, continues with a Mass in St. Peter’s Square by Pope Francis
May 5: Pope Francis leads “Vigil to Dry Tears”
June 10-12: Jubilee for the ill and disabled and their caretakers/helpers (in the Castel Sant’Angelo gardens on June 11, in St. Peter’s Square on June 12)
July 26-31: Jubilee for young people, and World Youth Day (held in Poland in 2016)
September 4: Jubilee for volunteers
November 6: Jubilee for prisoners (there will be some prisoners at St. Peter’s Basilica for this)
November 13: The holy doors outside St. Peter’s Basilica are closed, as are the holy doors of Rome’s papal basilicas and cathedrals around the world
November 20: The holy door in St. Peter’s Basilica is closed
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