Overview

• Registration and accreditation began July 28, welcoming half a million young Catholics from 146 countries, including 250 pilgrims from Granada and more than 1,000 Argentines
• Archbishop Rino Fisichella will preside over this evening’s opening Mass in St. Peter’s Square as the weeklong pilgrimage officially begins
• Organizers have mobilized 4,000 security agents and thousands of volunteers to oversee crowd management, transport logistics and accommodation
• Pilgrims will take part in debates, talks and spiritual activities, culminating in a penitential day at Circo Massimo transformed into a giant open-air confessional
• The Jubilee will reach its climax with a vigil on August 2 and a closing Mass on August 3 at Tor Vergata led by Pope León XIV