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.

The distinctive dong of an ancient bell accompanied the opening of the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major on Jan.

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

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 Tuesday the Vatican announced that after just two weeks since Pope Francis inaugurated the Jubilee of Hope on Christmas ...

Over 545,000 pilgrims have crossed the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, marking a strong start to Pope Francis's Holy Year ...

and usually involve the opening in Rome of four special Holy Doors, which symbolise the door of salvation for Catholics. The doors, located at the papal basilicas in Rome, are only open during ...

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

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

The holy door at Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls was officially opened Sunday by the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal James Michael Harvey, marking the completion of this sacred tradition at Rome’s ...