Gay Pilgrims to Have Special Day During Jubilee, by Louis Knuffke

CV NEWS FEED // Pope Francis has approved a pilgrimage specifically for LGBT individuals as part of the 2025 Jubilee celebrations, according to Italian journalist Franca Giansoldati in Il Messaggero. Scheduled for Sept. 6, this event has been added to the official Jubilee calendar.

The pilgrimage will take place at the Church of the Gesù, a historic Baroque Jesuit church in Rome known for its ornate design and as the resting place of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, and St. Francis Xavier, Il Messaggero reported. Participants will begin with a prayer vigil Sept. 5 at the Church of the Gesù, followed by a procession through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica the next day.

The initiative was conceived by Father Pino Piva, a Jesuit priest from Bologna, and received backing not only from Pope Francis but also from prominent Church figures, including Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, and Father Arturo Sosa, the Jesuit superior general. Giansoldati reports that Father Sosa described the event as “a good thing,” though it has faced “a lot of internal resistance,” the details of which were not specified. …

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