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.

With this, the opening of all five holy doors in Rome for the Roman Catholic Church’s ‘Jubilee of Hope’ is now complete. The ceremony is historic because the basilica was bu ...

For Jubilee 2025 pilgrims, the experience of arriving in Rome will be new due to the reconditioning of a disused stretch of ...

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

A new pedestrian square and walkway connecting Rome’s historic center to the Vatican and renovations to the Trevi Fountain ...

The iconic sculpture’s journey from the Vatican to the 1964 World’s Fair in New York was a monumental feat of faith and ...

From his wheelchair, Francis knocked a few times and the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica swung open. He was wheeled across the threshold as bells tolled across Rome and the choir inside ...

New Year’s Eve is sometimes referred to as the 'festa di San Silvestro’ in Italy. But who was Saint Sylvester and how did his ...

MILLIONS of visitors are expected to converge on Rome for the Roman Catholic Church’s new Jubilee ... with the opening of a Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica, on Christmas Eve. The Pope said that the ...

The city’s upper brow may live here, but for tourists it’s a sweet spot – close enough to the city’s most visited sights and ...

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