The rite of opening the Holy Doors of the main basilicas of Rome to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee Year is perhaps one of the ...

During the first days of the 2025 Jubilee, all attention will understandably be focused on the opening of the Holy Doors in ...

Pope Francis will open five Holy Doors in a long-standing catholic tradition and will introduce a never-before-seen ritual.

Last night, December 2, in St. Peter's Basilica, the ceremonial 'recognitio' was completed, during which it is verified that the Holy Door closed in the last Jubilee is intact and sealed ...

Pope Francis is suffering from a cold and will give the Sunday blessing ahead of a busy week that includes Christmas Eve and ...

2, the rite of “recognitio” (Latin for “verification”) took place in St. Peter’s Basilica. This is a traditional ceremony to verify and ascertain that the Holy Door, closed during the ...

The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls will also open its Holy Door starting from December 5, 2025 ... this monument is ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses ... to pass through the basilica’s Holy Door, on top of the 50,000 who ...