Pilgrims who visit Rome during the jubilee, a holy year celebrated every 25 years, will have the opportunity to receive a plenary indulgence by passing through the doors.

Holy See and Italian authorities are collaborating to welcome an estimated 30 million people expected to come to Rome ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...

Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the ...

More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two weeks after ...

On the feast of the Holy Family, Cardinal Baldassare Reina opened the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, the third such ceremony since Pope Francis inaugurated the Jubilee Year of ...

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 ...

On his wheelchair, Pope Francis began the celebration of Christmas by opening the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

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 ...

Over half a million people have already passed through the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica since Pope Francis opened it on ...

Pope Francis has opened a "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year at a prison in Rome, bringing a message of hope to ...

Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year.