Cardinal James Harvey, a native of Milwaukee, opened the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Sunday.

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

The Jubilee ceremony begins with Pope Francis opening the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica. The ceremony includes prayers in ...

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

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...

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

Over half a million people have already passed through the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica since Pope Francis opened it on ...

Marking the Holy Year of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis opened a Holy Door at a prison in Rome on Thursday, offering a ...

Traversing the Holy Door is one way that the faithful can obtain ... Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times ...

As had already happened during the Immaculate Conception rite in Piazza di Spagna on December 8th, when two animal rights ...

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 ...