Before the millions of pilgrims expected to come to Rome during the Holy Year 2025 cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter's ...

Jubilee volunteers have become a mainstay along the boulevard leading up to St. Peter's Square since the start of the Holy Year.

More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two weeks after Pope Francis opened it. From Dec. 24, when the pope inaugurated the Holy ...

American Cardinal James Harvey opened the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Sunday, completing the opening of all five Holy Doors in Rome for the Catholic Church’s ...

Cardinal James Harvey, a native of Milwaukee, opened the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Sunday. American Cardinal James Harvey opened the Holy Door at the Basilica of ...

The pope inaugurated the 2025 Holy Year by pushing open the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages ...

First Holy Door opened in prison since 1,300: Pope Francis opens Holy Door at Rebibbia prison. (photo credit: Giuliano Del Gatto. Via Shutterstock) Pope Francis made history on December 26 ...

The pealing of a precious ancient bell marked a momentous beginning to the 2025 Jubilee Year at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, where Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas opened the Holy Door on Jan ...

The Cardinal Vicar of Rome, Baldassare Reina, has opened the Holy Door of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he will subsequently celebrate Mass. The jubilee event, the second in a Roman ...

One of the symbolic images of every Jubilee is that of the pontiff crossing the threshold of the Holy Door, which will stay open throughout the year to allow around 32 million pilgrims projected ...

Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such ...

Pope Francis opens a Holy Door, one of only five that will be open during the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, at Rebibbia prison, in Rome, Italy, December 26, 2024. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti Handout ...