The coming months will lead us to the opening of the Holy Door, with which we will begin the Jubilee. I ask you to intensify your prayer to prepare us to live well this event of grace, and to experience the strength of God’s hope. Therefore, today we begin the Year of Prayer; that is, a year dedicated to rediscovering the great value and absolute need for prayer in personal life, in the life of the Church, and in the world.

The above message was proclaimed by Pope Francis on 23rd January in preparation for the Jubilee Year 2025. Full details can be read here, on the Vatican website: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2024/01/23/240123c.html