Pilgrims from around the world are passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, which Pope Francis opened to begin ...

The once-every-quarter-century Catholic tradition started on December 24, 2024. Whether you’re planning to travel to Rome or ...

The Vatican is set to open five sacred portals starting on Christmas Eve to mark a year of forgiveness, during which people ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like a Jubilee, as the Vatican and Rome rush to put the final touches on preparations before ...

The claim stems from the celebration of the 2025 Jubilee, a Roman Catholic tradition that happens every 25 years.

Against this dazzling backdrop, the first pilgrims for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, which begins on Christmas Eve, ...

Wednesday night’s victory was a microcosm of St. John’s season up to this point: Slow starts and fast finishes. The Johnnies have frequently had shaky first halves and strong performances ...

Pope Francis is preparing to unbrick and open five ‘sacred portals’ symbolising the doorway to salvation. The doors are only opened once every 25 years, so may well be a little rusty. This ...

Holy Doors will also be opened at Rome’s three other major basilicas: St. John Lateran on Dec. 29, St. Mary Major on Jan. 1, and St. Paul’s Outside the Walls on Jan. 5. A Holy Door will also ...

It was not until 125 years after the first celebration the first Holy Door was opened in the archbasilica of St. John Lateran, the oldest public church in Rome being built in 324AD. In 1474, Pope Paul ...

The Elton John AIDS Foundation, which he started in 1992, was among the first and most high-profile organizations raising consciousness around the disease and money to combat it. His approach to ...