The opening of this door is a significant event that has attracted numerous faithful since the 1300s, the date of the first Holy Year. In this case, the opening is scheduled for 5th January 2025 .

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 ...

Megan O’Connell, an eighth grader at St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy in Maspeth, does not plan to travel to Rome for ...

American Cardinal James Harvey opened the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Jan. 5, 2025, completing the opening of all five Holy Doors in Rome for the Catholic Church’s ...

More than half a million people have passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, two weeks after its Christmas Eve opening. Pope Francis, the first “pilgrim of hope” to cross the ...

The jubilee event, the second in a Roman Basilica, follows the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica and at the Rebibbia Correctional Facility, both by Pope Francis. The opening of the ...

Holy Years normally occur every 25 years, and usually involve the opening in Rome of four special "Holy Doors", which symbolise the door of salvation for Catholics.

ROME — 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 ...