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.
Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Claire Giangravé from the Religion News Service about the tradition.
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 ...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in January ... Jean-Pierre said in a statement that Biden's visit to Rome will take place from Jan. 9 to 12, adding that Biden ...