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 ...

Then the sampietrini, employees of the Fabric of St. Peter’s who are responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the Vatican basilica, tore down the wall that seals the Holy Door inside the ...

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

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 ...

Starting on Dec. 24, the pontiff will open a series of five Holy Doors throughout the Vatican, including St. Peter’s Basilica, plus Rome’s three other basilicas to commence next year’s ...

VATICAN CITY — 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 visit ...

The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls will also open its Holy Door starting from December 5 ... papal basilicas and ...

On the evening Dec. 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 ...