"Since its start, this government has worked toward the signature of the first Decree of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, outlining the important and non-deferrable activities for the 2025 Jubilee of the Catholic Church. Rome and the rest of Italy are ready to commemorate an event that is intrinsically related to the identity of the Eternal City, which is the Christian world's capital and home to the Vatican City State. There is a great deal of work to be done, but in close partnership with the Holy See and the city of Rome, we will guarantee that the country and its capital are prepared to receive millions of pilgrims from across the globe and witness a historic event such as the Jubilee ". This was announced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in a statement published on January 12—two days after Pope Francis' private audience in the Vatican and on the same day that Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council Alfredo Mantovano illustrated, with the Mayor of Rome and Extraordinary Commissioner for the Jubilee 2025 Roberto Gualtieri—the decision that authorizes and begins the necessary and non-deferrable works that enable the city of Rome Capital to welcome pilgrims in 2025. "The Jubilee is unlike any other occasion. It is an event that underlines Rome's significance", according to the undersecretary, while according to Gualtieri, "that of 2025 is the Jubilee that takes place in the aftermath of the pandemic, in a world devastated by war, and consequently offers a message of hope".
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