First Time in History|| Holy Door is opened in a prison. Traditionally, Holy Doors are only opened in the major basilicas during the Jubilee year. But for the first time, Pope Francis added a 5th Holy Door which is found in Rebibbia Prison in Rome. Truly, evens PDLs are not deprived of Hope as Jesus said in John 10:9, "I am the gate. Whoever enters it will be saved." #Katekyut #jubilee2025 #jubilee #JubileeYear2025 #catholicfaith #catholicchurch #history #ChurchFacts #catholic #holydoor | April

The Jubilee of Hope 2025 has come to an end. It opened on Christmas Eve 2024, when Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, and closed on the Solemnity of the Epiphany with Pope Leo XIV. It was the 27th Ordinary Jubilee in the history of the Catholic Church, and only the second time in history to be opened by one Pope and closed by another, after the Jubilee of 1700. A Holy Year marked by the death of Pope Francis and the election of Pope Leo XIV — a unique moment in the life o

Pope Francis opens Holy Door of St Peter's for Jubilee

Today, the final Holy Door (Porta Santa) of the Jubilee of Hope (Holy Year 2025) was sealed at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. Pope Leo XIV closed the last open door marking the end of a year of pilgrimage, mercy, and renewal in Rome. And this isn’t the end. The Holy Door is slated to reopen in 2033 for a special Jubilee of the Redemption, commemorating 2,000 years since Jesus’ death and resurrection. | Visit Italy

Pope Leo XIV carries the pilgrim's cross and leads a procession of officials of the Roman Curia through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Jubilee of the Holy See. | Vatican News