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What is the Holy Door in the Vatican, which Pope Francis became first to leave open?

Even in death, Pope Francis remained a trailblazer — becoming the only pontiff to open, but not close, the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in what has become a fateful symbol of his papal legacy.
National Catholic Register

1.3M Pilgrims Pass Through St. Peter’s Holy Door in Jubilee’s First Month

Since Pope Francis marked the beginning of the 2025 Jubilee year, 1.3 million people have passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, according to Archbishop Rino Fisichella, ...
National Catholic Register

More Than 500,000 People Pass Through St. Peter’s Holy Door After Christmas Opening

More than half a million people have passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, two weeks after its Christmas Eve opening. Pope Francis, the first “pilgrim of hope” to cross the Holy Door’s ...
National Catholic Reporter

St. Peter's Holy Door sees more than half million pilgrims in two weeks

A cloth barricade reading "Rome Jubilee 2025" surrounds a construction site at the beginning of the broad boulevard leading to St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 4, 2024. The city of ...
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Last 'holy door' at St Peter's closes to end Catholic jubilee year

Pope Leo XIV closed the final "Holy Door" in St Peter's Basilica in Rome on Tuesday, the day of Epiphany, signalling the end of the 2025 Jubilee year that drew millions of pilgrims to the city. The ...
America Magazine

St. Peter’s Holy Door sees more than half million pilgrims in two weeks

Pope Francis pauses in prayer on the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 24, 2024, after he opened it and inaugurated the Holy Year 2025. (CNS photo/screen grab, ...