Urbi Et Orbi 2025. Dear brothers and sisters, merry christmas!. In his christmas day “urbi et orbi,” a solemn papal address, pope francis shared his wish to journey through 2024 as “a pilgrim of hope” treating the new year as “a time of preparation for the holy year,” the jubilee year in 2025.

Formula of the urbi et orbi papal blessing. The following day, wednesday 25 december, francis will offer his traditional christmas message and urbi et orbi blessing from the central loggia of the vatican basilica at 12 noon.