With this, the opening of all five holy doors in Rome for the Roman Catholic Church’s ‘Jubilee of Hope’ is now complete. The ceremony is historic because the basilica was bu ...

The door of God’s heart is always open. His hope does not disappoint.” These were among the uplifting sentiments as Bishop ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the ...

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 holy door at Saint Paul's Outside the Walls was opened on Sunday by the Rome basilica's archpriest, Cardinal James Michael Harvey. It is the fifth and final holy door to be opened in the Italian ...

The holy door at the Basilica of St Paul's Outside the Walls was opened on Sunday as part of events to mark the start of the ...

The mysterious string of symbols is a tradition tied to the end of the Christmas season. Here's what it means.

When he opened the “Holy Door” to the Basilica of St. Peter on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis initiated the Holy Year 2025 — a ...

In the photo, Pope Francis opens a Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica to mark the start of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, December 8, 2015. (Photo by picture alliance / Stefano Spaziani/Newscom/MaxPPP ...

When Catholics come to Rome for the Holy Year, their journey should have the specific goal of encountering and listening to ...

Opening the Holy Door at St. Mary Major, Cardinal Rolando Makrickas prayed that the world would entrust itself to Mary, "the ...

"Let us offer our prayer to the Father so that, like Mary, we may be pilgrims of hope who bring Christ into the world." ...