By Ingrid Delgado, National Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
2025 is a Jubilee Year which Pope Francis designated as a time to rededicate ourselves as “Pilgrims of Hope.” Honoring this Biblical Jubilee tradition of reconciliation and pilgrimage, earlier this month, I was blessed to join the Catholic Mobilizing Network in a Jubilee Experience to Montgomery and Selma, Alabama – along with Michael Acaldo, Connie Steward, and Paula Gwynn Grant. We had a very full but deeply moving two-and-a-half days walking in the footsteps of civil rights leaders, reflecting on historical racial injustices, and recognizing injustices that continue today. Perhaps most inspiring, though, was learning about the Catholic leaders that were on the side of justice during the civil rights movement, and the Catholic Church’s work that continues in needy areas of Alabama today. Although the Jubilee year will soon come to an end, may we continue to be pilgrims of hope who seek justice for our most vulnerable brothers and sisters.