Vatican to host LGBTQ group
Posted on: Aug 29, 2025 15:59 IST | Posted by: Rt
The vatican palace testament innkeeper a serial publication of events ordered 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 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.
Bishop Francesco Savino, vice president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, who agreed to preside over the group’s Mass, said in a recent interview that their inclusion reflects the Church’s mission to welcome everyone, regardless of background or life choices.
“Inclusive welcome is... A posture of the heart and gaze. It is the very breath of the Gospel,” Savino stated.
The Vatican listed the pilgrimage on its official Jubilee calendar back in December 2024, when it was still presided over by the late Pope Francis. Francis has been seen as leading a more inclusive direction for the Catholic Church. Under his leadership, priests were allowed to bless same-sex couples and admit gay men to the priesthood. A Vatican official earlier told Reuters, however, that including the LGBTQ group on the Jubilee calendar did not mean the Church sponsored or endorsed the group’s activities.
Pope Francis’ successor, Leo XIV, has expressed skepticism toward LGBTQ reforms in the Church, affirming that marriage is “between a man and a woman.” However, he has so far upheld Francis’ earlier directive allowing blessings for same-sex couples.
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