Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special Jubilee Year to commemorate the eight hundredth anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi.

From 10 January 2026 to 10 January 2027, this Year of Saint Francis will invite believers and communities to rediscover the way of life of the Saint of Assisi: a life that is simple and essential, open to peace, fraternity, and respect for creation.

During this period, the Church proposes a spiritual journey that ideally continues the experience of the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025.

The Apostolic Penitentiary grants a plenary indulgence, under the usual conditions, to those who take part in the Jubilee initiatives with a sincere spirit and a willingness to undergo inner conversion, expressing their faith also through responsible choices toward the world we inhabit.

The Year of Saint Francis is intended in a particular way for the various Franciscan communities—religious men and women and lay members of the First, Second, and Third Orders, both regular and secular—as well as for all communities and associations inspired by Franciscan spirituality. Nevertheless, the invitation is open to all: anyone may experience this time of grace by making a pilgrimage to a Franciscan church or to a place dedicated to Saint Francis anywhere in the world, rediscovering in prayer the value of simplicity and the care of our common home.

Those who are unable to travel—such as the elderly, the sick, or persons prevented for serious reasons—may also participate fully by joining spiritually in the Jubilee celebrations and offering in prayer their efforts, sufferings, and hopes, entrusting to God the wounds of humanity and of creation itself.

This Jubilee Year, which marks eight centuries of Franciscan memory, is above all an invitation to action.

The example of Saint Francis, a man of poverty, humility, and reconciliation, urges us to live a concrete charity, to build more just relationships, and to foster peace, caring for people and for the environment as inseparable gifts.