WASHINGTON – Over 3,500 young adult pilgrims from across the United States gather in Rome for the Jubilee of Young People on July 30, and a livestream of the celebration will be available to allow those who are unable to attend to participate in the festivities. The event at the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is organized by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), with the generous support of the Knights of Columbus. Other collaborators for the event include the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, and the website WorldYouthDay.com.

Dioceses are invited to share information about the program and the livestream with their parishes, so young people in the U.S. can virtually join the pilgrims in Rome for the Jubilee of Young People.

The program at the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls will include prayer, worship, and catechesis, including an opportunity to walk through the Basilica’s holy door. Cardinal James Harvey, the archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, is scheduled to welcome the pilgrims. The theme of the event, “Missionary Witnesses of hope,” will feature 12 saints and blessed individuals connected to the history of the United States or significant to young people, with their images and associated relics forming part of a procession at the commencement of the program. Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee for Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, will reflect on what it means to be a missionary witness in the contemporary world. Bishop Edward Burns of Dallas, who is chairman-elect of the committee, will lead a Eucharistic Holy Hour.

The livestream of the event will be available on the USCCB’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/usccb) on Wednesday, July 30, from 1-4 p.m. EDT.