The holy door at Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls was officially opened Sunday by the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal James Michael Harvey, marking the completion of this sacred tradition at Rome’s ...

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.

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

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 ...

"I wanted all of us, inside or out, to have an opportunity to throw open the doors of our hearts and understand that hope ...

Pilgrims line to walk through St. Peter’s Basilica’s Holy Door at the Vatican, Tuesday, December 28, 1999. (AP Photo/Massimo ...

Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving ...

Pope Francis has long made prison ministry an important part of his priestly vocation and has visited Rebibbia often since ...

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 ...

On the feast of the Holy Family, Cardinal Baldassare Reina opened the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, the third such ceremony since Pope Francis inaugurated the Jubilee Year of ...

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was ...