On December 29, 2024, Cardinal Anthony Poola, Archbishop of Hyderabad, inaugurated the Jubilee Year 2025 in the archdiocese during a solemn ceremony at Saint Joseph Cathedral, Gunfoundry, on the feast day of the Holy Family.
Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of Saint Peter's Basilica on the evening of December 24, 2024, officially inaugurating the highly anticipated 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.