Originally published at Southern Cross
SAN DIEGO — San Diego’s three auxiliary bishops — Ramón Bejarano, Michael Pham and Felipe Pulido — will be making “a jubilee journey” to Assisi and Rome.
And you’re invited to join them.
The upcoming pilgrimage will take place from Oct. 27 to Nov. 7, 2025.
It is being held during the holy year, or jubilee, that the Catholic Church will observe from Dec. 24, 2024, to Jan. 6, 2026. Jubilees are special periods dedicated to conversion and reconciliation. The theme of Jubilee Year 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope.”
At the beginning of the holy year, Pope Francis is opening a “holy door” at four papal basilicas –– St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Paul Outside the Walls –– that will remain open until the holy year draws to a close. He also opened a holy door at Rebibbia Prison in Rome.
In the papal bull that proclaimed the current holy year, Pope Francis wrote that the holy door “represents the passage to salvation –– the path to a new and eternal life, which was opened to humanity by Jesus.”
The itinerary for the upcoming pilgrimage includes entering through the holy doors of the papal basilicas. It
