Pope Leo XIV will preside over a major Eucharistic celebration in St Peter’s Square on 9 October as part of the Jubilee celebration in honour of consecrated life.

The Office of Liturgical Celebrations has issued instructions for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, a gathering of thousands of men and women religious from across the world under the theme “Pilgrims of hope, on the path to peace".

The Jubilee, which has already drawn more than 1,200 registrations according to the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, invites participation from all forms of consecrated life, including religious sisters and brothers, monks, contemplatives, secular institutes, consecrated virgins, hermits and newer communities.