Pilgrims of Hope
Jubilee 2025

Walking together in faith, embracing the light of Jubilee 2025.

Australian Catholic Youth Festival

Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) is a national gathering of Catholic young people established by the Australian Bishops more than ten years ago. Held in Melbourne in 2025, it’s an opportunity to celebrate the jubilee year as a community and help young people be pilgrims of hope.

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Bayside Jubilee celebration and pilgrimage inspire hope for student leaders

On Friday 29 August, around 250 student leaders from Catholic schools across Melbourne’s south came together at St Bede’s College, Mentone, for a special Southern Region youth gathering focused on the Jubilee Year theme ‘Pilgrims of Hope’.

The day—incorporating music, prayer, conversation, a bayside walking pilgrimage and Mass—was designed to draw young people into a deeper experience of faith, hope and community.

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Bayside Jubilee celebrations
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'The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to captives, sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim a year of the Lord’s favour’
Luke 4:18-19

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Jubilee 2025

Jubilee years are a time of newness. They have been celebrated throughout the history of the Church, but their roots go back to the Old Testament, when the Israelites were commanded to celebrate a jubilee every 50 years.

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Choose your own adventure: ACYF program released

Choose your own adventure: ACYF program released

It’s full steam ahead to this year’s Australian Catholic Youth Festival, with the event now less than 100 days out. Thousands of young people are expected to descend on Melbourne for the three-day festival, which will have more than 100 workshops on offer.

More than 100 workshops on offer at ACYF

More than 100 workshops on offer at ACYF

It’s full steam ahead to this year’s Australian Catholic Youth Festival, with the event now less than 100 days out. Thousands of young people are expected to descend on Melbourne for the three-day festival, which will have more than 100 workshops on offer.

We really want them to encounter Christ: preparing for ACYF

We really want them to encounter Christ: preparing for ACYF

Excitement and anticipation are growing across the Archdiocese of Melbourne as young people in parishes, schools, migrant communities and movements have begun the journey to the Australian Catholic Youth Festival in November.

Catholic Education Week 2025

Catholic Education Week was an opportunity for all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne to celebrate their Catholic identity, the pivotal role they play within their local community, and the strength of the sector.

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