In his Christmas Day address, the Holy Father reminded the faithful: ... Priests and faithful gather in Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran during the Holy Door opening ceremony on Dec. 29, 2024.

Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025. “O Christ, bright star of the morning, incarnation of ...

Item 1 of 4 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.

The next Jubilee Year returns in 2025, officially starting on Dec. 24, 2024, and running until Jan. 6, 2025. Pope Francis began the tradition by opening the Holy Door of Saint Peter's Basilica.On ...

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 ...

The pope opened the Holy Door Dec. 24, 2024, marking the beginning of the Holy Year 2025, a tradition normally celebrated in the church every 25 years as a time of spiritual renewal and pilgrimage.

Pope Francis is seen opening a Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica to welcome the jubilee of 2016. Getty Images. After that Christmas Eve ritual, ...

While Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica and another at a Rome prison complex, he did not attend the opening of the holy doors at the other three papal basilicas in Rome: St ...

VATICAN CITY— Pope Francis pushed open the great bronze doors of St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday to launch his Holy Year of Mercy, declaring that mercy trumps moralizing in his ...

Vatican City, Dec 24, 2024 / 14:10 pm. Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025.

While Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica and another at a Rome prison complex, he did not attend the opening of the holy doors at the other three papal basilicas in Rome ...