Overview

• Roughly 1,000–1,400 pilgrims from about 20 countries attended a Mass at the Church of the Gesù before processing through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica.
• Italian Bishop Francesco Savino presided at the service, with the pilgrimage organized by La Tenda di Gionata and joined by groups including Outreach and DignityUSA.
• The event appeared on the Vatican’s official Jubilee calendar for the first time for an LGBTQ pilgrimage, with organizers told the listing does not imply sponsorship.
• Pope Leo XIV held a general Jubilee audience without mentioning the group days after a private meeting in which Rev. James Martin says Leo signaled continuity with Francis’ welcoming approach.
• Church doctrine describing homosexual acts as intrinsically disordered remains unchanged, and conservative voices stressed that gestures of inclusion do not amount to doctrinal reform.