The Vatican’s Secretary of State has opened the 75th National Liturgical Week, with the Italian city of Naples providing the stage for the Church’s most important gathering of the Jubilee Year in relation to the Liturgy and its role.

The National Liturgical Week provides the Church with a focused period to reflect on the importance of the Liturgy. Now in its 75th year, the annual event serves as a forum where bishops, priests, theologians, religious and lay workers come together to study prayer and ritual and how it shapes Catholic daily life.