Pope Francis, the first “pilgrim of hope” to cross the Holy Door’s threshold, inaugurated the 2025 Jubilee Year by opening the papal basilica’s door on Dec. 24.

Before becoming a pilgrimage route, it was used for multiple purposes, including trade, and was traveled by historical ...

More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two weeks after ...

This year’s jubilee is the Jubilee of Hope, as declared by Pope Francis. Monday’s mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral also ...