Italy: Thousands march for Jesus

Luke Randall  |  World
Date posted:  24 Jul 2025
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Italy: Thousands march for Jesus

A march participant. Source: Facebook

Thousands of Christians have marched through Milan’s city centre carrying banners exclaiming that “Jesus is the light”, and “Jesus gives you freedom”.

The “March for Jesus” event, attended by about 5,000 people, proceeded through some of the city’s most famous streets and ended outside Milan Cathedral, where groups performed dances and songs. The event, dubbed by many as a “Joy March”, was organised by the Evangelistic Network in Mission (REM) in collaboration with churches and mission organisations, according to Evangelical Focus.

Salvatore Capritti, who worked on behalf of REM to organise the march, told en that it was set up to declare that Jesus is the church’s true joy, and to provide the church with a more public presence in an era which features marches for a variety of social and political causes.

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