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Rome Finalizes Security and Accommodations for 2025 Youth Jubilee

More than 20,000 staff have secured housing, transport routes and security perimeters to welcome half a million youth pilgrims.

Overview

  • Lodging has been arranged in 429 schools, six parishes and open-air sites to accommodate the influx.
  • Over 20,000 security, medical and volunteer personnel are overseeing operations across Rome.
  • Metro and bus services have been expanded to handle daily arrivals of youth delegations.
  • Groups from 146 countries, including a 60-member delegation from Córdoba, have completed preparatory retreats in Assisi.
  • The Jubilee opens July 28 with formation sessions before an Argentine national Mass on July 29 and a Papal vigil and Mass at Tor Vergata.