EDITORIAL: THE JUBILEE YEAR 2025 AND THE THEOLOGY OF HOPE

Abstract

The Holy Father Pope Francis, on 9 May 2024, issued the Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025 entitled, Spes non confundit (‘Hope does not disappoint’ Romans 5:5). With this document, the Holy Father invites the whole world to a new impetus for renewal. It also presents the Church with a profound opportunity for introspection and renewed commitment to its mission. It serves as a rallying call for renewed catechesis, scriptural literacy, and authentic Christian witnessing, ensuring that the Church remains a beacon of light to the society (cf. Matthew 5:14-16). In spite of the numerous challenges of the modern times, there is still a firm basis for hope. We are invited to embrace the virtue of hope with the certainty that it does not disappoint. This is the quintessence of the theology of hope.