Jubilee Year 2025, themed “Pilgrims of Hope,” began Dec. 24, 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, ...

Holy See and Italian authorities are collaborating to welcome an estimated 30 million people expected to come to Rome ...

Pilgrims who visit Rome during the jubilee, a holy year celebrated every 25 years, will have the opportunity to receive a plenary indulgence by passing through the doors.

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...

Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the ...

The holy door at Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls was officially opened Sunday by the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal James Michael Harvey, marking the completion of this sacred tradition at Rome’s ...

The Jubilee ceremony begins with Pope Francis opening the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica. The ceremony includes prayers in Latin and Italian, symbolising forgiveness, as the Pope crosses the ...

Holy Year, themed around hope and trust, has begun with the Pope opening the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, as Rome ...

Pope Francis has opened a "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year at a prison in Rome, bringing a message of hope to ...

The Jubilee begins with a symbolic moment: the Pope opening the Holy Door, which this year took place on Christmas Eve. The tradition, dating back to the 15th century, sees the Pope open the Holy ...