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The Franciscan Jubilee

  • Writer: Corporate Travel
    Corporate Travel
  • Jan 16
  • 2 min read

Updated: Jan 23

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In 2026, we will celebrate a momentous year for the Catholic faith: the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi!


Marking the 800th anniversary of his death, the Church has designated 2026 as a Jubilee Year honoring St. Francis, making it a holy year marked by a special outpouring of grace upon the faithful.


Celebrate The Franciscan Jubilee


During an extraordinary Jubilee Year, the faithful are especially encouraged to make a pilgrimage. All Franciscan shrines are considered designated places of pilgrimage, and by visiting them, pilgrims have the opportunity to receive a plenary indulgence according to the usual conditions. 


We would like to invite you to pilgrimage like St. Francis of Assisi.


St. Francis shared the Gospel wherever he went through compassion and humility. We can do the same—whether by showing patience to someone struggling to find their ID in the TSA line, offering kindness to the extra-smelly person on the bus, or extending grace to a tired waitress at the end of her shift. Each of these moments gives us the opportunity to be Christ to others and to follow St. Francis’s example. He loved without counting the cost, embraced discomfort, and sought to magnify Christ in moments of inconvenience.


A Jubilee Tradition


This will be the fourth Jubilee Year celebrated in the last 15 years:

  • 2008–2009: Year of St. Paul

  • 2020–2021: Year of St. Joseph

  • 2023–2025: The triple Jubilee of St. Thomas Aquinas, honoring the 700th anniversary of his canonization, the 750th year since his death, and 800th year since his birth.


2026 Pilgrimages to Consider

Consider walking in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi during this holy year of the Franciscan Jubilee! You are welcome to refer to our ultimate Franciscan pilgrimage checklist. Choose one or choose all!


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  • Assisi: A must-see destination to ponder the childhood and conversion of St. Francis, that you too might be “cut to the heart” (Acts 2:37) and live zealously for the Gospel.

  • Greccio: Visit the place where St. Francis created the first Nativity scene using live animals.

  • La Verna: Journey to the mountain where St. Francis received the stigmata near the end of his life. St. Clare of Assisi sewed socks and gloves to help with bleeding and conceal the wounds.

  • Rome: Travel to the city where St. Francis persevered in seeking papal approval for the Rule of his Order. Join Teresa Tomeo and Matthew Bunson on this October pilgrimage!

  • Camino de Santiago, Lourdes, and Northern Spain: Oral tradition states that St. Francis walked the Camino de Santiago and founded many monasteries on the way home. Pilgrimage to Lourdes and Northern Spain!

  • The Holy Land: Walk in the footsteps of Christ, as St. Francis once did. He journeyed to the Holy Land to meditate on the life of Our Lord and later assigned friars to remain there and minister to local Christians.


If you cannot make it overseas, considering making a mini pilgrimage to any Franciscan conventual church or place of worship dedicated to St. Francis—his impact can be celebrated all over the world!


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