# Jubilee of Hope opens (2024)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2024-jubilee-of-hope-opens
Location: Vatican City
Themes: Schism

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door for the 2025 Jubilee. At this point in the timeline (24 December 2024), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Francis (13 March 2013 – 21 April 2025).

## Why it matters
Jubilee of Hope opens mattered because it shaped the authority, policy or public role of the papacy and the Catholic Church.

Pope at the time: [Pope Francis](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-francis)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — 2025 Jubilee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Jubilee)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Jubilee of Hope opens](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Jubilee+of+Hope+opens)
- [Wikipedia — Modern Era (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_20th_century)