On this Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Holy Mass and closed the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, officially concluding the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.
Although the physical door marking this period of renewal was closed, his message to the Church was that the path to hope remains permanently open. In his homily, he issued a call for the renewal of Christian civilization, specifically following the example of the Magi. He said, “If we do not reduce our churches to monuments, if our communities are homes, if we stand united and resist the flattery and seduction of those in power, then we will be the generation of a new dawn.”
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