The doors at the entrance to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., will function as a Holy Door throughout the Jubilee Year of 2025 — but what ...

The Holy Door is sometimes extended to Rome’s other three major basilicas, as it will be for the 2025 Jubilee when there will be Holy Doors opened at the papal basilicas of St. John Lateran, St ...

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 Door ...

While Zae recognizes that this is more commonly known as a Holy Door, he also refers to it as a portal. Regarding people knocking on doors and going to different worlds, we can only think of ...

The Rev. Tim Mulcahey isn’t sure why his parish, Our Lady of Good Counsel in Aurora, was selected by the Diocese of Rockford to be the site of a “Holy Door of Mercy” — the local version of ...

With the start of the Jubilee 2025, the four Papal Basilicas of Rome are preparing to experience a moment of great spiritual and cultural significance with the opening of the Holy Doors: special ...

When Pope Francis opens the holy doors of St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, he will be performing a ritual that has been part of the Catholic Church since the 1500s.

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.

Pope Francis started the countdown on Thursday to the 2025 Holy Year, or Jubilee, which is one of the Roman Catholic Church's most important events and is expected to draw tens of millions of ...

"Afterwards, a year-long period will begin, ending on 6 January 2026 with the closing of St Peter's Holy Door. This rite, which runs for the entire year, happens every 25 years to ensure that each ...