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The Pope Made History by Opening the Holy Door at a Prison in Italy — Why He Did It
Why did the Pope open the Holy Door? The Pope chose to open the Holy Door at the Rebibbia prison as his second of five doors during the 2025 Jubilee to show his solidarity with the detainees ...
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Prison Is Where ‘I Learned to Be a Priest,’ Chaplain Says After 23 Years of Service
Pope Francis decided to open for the first time in history a Holy Door in the Italian prison of Rebibbia during the Jubilee of Hope, a gesture that the prisoners welcomed as a sign of mercy ...
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Italian prisoners pray for Pope Francis, a longstanding advocate for the incarcerated
He has met with prison chaplains on many occasions ... Francis became the first pontiff to open a Holy Door in a penitentiary instead of at a basilica on Dec. 26, 2024. The year 2025 is considered ...
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Pope Francis opens Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica
The Holy Door, which is usually bricked ... On December 26, Pope Francis will open the symbolic door in Rome’s Rebibbia New Complex Prison. The Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Year of ...