A similar claim was made on Facebook. The post misrepresents a ritual known as the opening of holy doors, which marks the start of a special period of forgiveness for the Catholic Church.

The rite of opening the Holy Doors of the main basilicas of Rome to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee Year is perhaps one of the most solemn events of the Catholic Church, with centuries of tradition.

More than 60,000 pilgrims from 120 countries will be in Rome this weekend to participate in the Jubilee of Families, Children ...

The Holy Door resides in the northernmost point of St. Peter’s Church and is unused except in Jubilee years. The current doors were installed in 1950 and were designed by Vico Consorti.

A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

In his final Easter message, Pope Francis expressed pain over the violence and division throughout our world and urged us to rekindle hopes for peace. He held war-torn communities in his heart — not ...

St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., Baton Rouge, will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord with Holy Masses at 4 ...

The holy doors are normally in Rome where pilgrims get an indulgence for going through them. Trump wants pilgrims to come to his shrine at Mar-a-Lago. “It would be the most beautiful door ever ...