The late Pope Francis continued his legacy as an open-armed trailblazer by opening the sacred portal of the Vatican and dying ...

When Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica last Christmas Eve, few could have imagined he wouldn't be ...

With his death April 21, Pope Francis marked yet another first in the history of the Catholic Church: he became the first pope to open the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica without living to close it.

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 5 - 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 ...

Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.

But Pope Francis decided to open a fifth Holy Door in the city: at Rebibbia. While taking center stage recently, care for the incarcerated was an integral part of Pope Francis’ pontificate.

The Holy Door, which is usually bricked up, is expected to remain open over the next 12 months VATICAN, December 24. /TASS/. Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in the ...

Pope Francis wears the miter during the celebration for the closing of the Holy Door on Nov. 20, 2016. (Photo by Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images ...

Wheelchairs rolled across cobblestones and walking aids clicked on the marble floors of St. Peter’s Basilica as people with ...

This year began officially on Christmas Eve, 2024, when Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. The year officially ends on January 6, 2026, which marks the ...