Opening of the Holy Doors of St Peter's to make the beginnng of the Jubilee Year2025

Pope Francis has declared 2025 as a Jubilee Year, with the theme of "Pilgrims of Hope"  The Jubilee Year will offer the faithful opportunities to participate in various jubilee events both at the Vatican and in their own dioceses.

The tradition of opening the Holy Door will begin when Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2024.

Other holy doors will be opened at the Rome basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul Outside the Walls.

For pilgrims who cannot travel to Rome, bishops around the world are expected to designate their cathedrals or a popular Catholic shrine as special places of prayer for Holy Year pilgrims, offering opportunities for reconciliation, indulgences and other events intended to strengthen and revive faith.