Rome Jubilee Pilgrimage Blog

Cardinal Francis Leo is lead a diverse group of Toronto Catholics on a Jubilee pilgrimage to Rome Nov 10–17, 2025. Over the course of pilgrimage, The Catholic Register's Quinton Amundson was with the pilgrims step for step, and filing regular dispatches on their spiritual journey.

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Pilgrims' faith deepened in Rome

All throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome, sojourners from Canada’s largest Catholic community expressed that the week was grounding and spiritually transformative.

A day of gifts and giving back

Pope Leo XIV welcomed CCCB representatives to Rome and gifted 62 Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican Museums' ethnological collections for transfer to National Indigenous Organizations (NIOs).

Tumult gives way to pilgrims' peace

Sharing that it has “been a tumultuous few years,” Paula Ducepec knew she needed restful, rejuvenating experiences.

Toronto pilgrims finding peace, clarity

Louie Di Benedetto has made four trips to Rome in his life, and each time has featured visits to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. In fact, during one of his journeys to the City of Seven Hills, he made several visits over two weeks to experience the enormous art collection amassed by the popes over the centuries.

November 13, 2025

Archdiocese pilgrims experience spiritual change

Wilfrid and Jean Guthrie, a couple who will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary in December, were told in advance of their participation in the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Jubilee Pilgrimage that they would be made different by their time in Rome.

November 13, 2025

Night flight to the Eternal City

Travelling in the company of Cardinal Francis Leo, 108 Catholics from 40 different Archdiocese of Toronto parishes landed in Rome Nov. 11 for a week-long Jubilee pilgrimage.

November 13, 2025

Archdiocese pilgrims experience spiritual change

November 13, 2025

Night flight to the Eternal City

Travelling in the company of Cardinal Francis Leo, 108 Catholics from 40 different Archdiocese of Toronto parishes landed in Rome Nov. 11 for a week-long Jubilee pilgrimage.