Title a Light in the Night: Meditations on Hope

The theme of the Jubilee of 2025 is hope, a virtue that is often forgotten and neglected while it remains a central element in the life of the believer. Pope Francis, with his gestures and his words, is an indomitable witness of hope, understood as the spiritual action of one who does not surrender to the night of evil in the world and does not make do with the worn-out words of consolation that are often repeated like slogans. He who lives by hope, on the other hand, says Francis, collaborates with God to 'make all things new'.