Pilgrims from all over the world cross the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, which Pope Francis opened yesterday to begin the 2025 Jubilee.
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Faithful from different parts of the world and from different states of life have already crossed the Holy Door that symbolizes Christ.
In his message this December 25, Pope Francis recalled that “the door of God’s heart is always open, let us return to Him. Let us return to the heart that loves us and forgives us.”
“Let us allow ourselves to be forgiven by Him, let us allow ourselves to be reconciled with Him. God always forgives, God forgives everything, let us allow ourselves to be forgiven by Him,” the Holy Father exhorted.
“This is the meaning of the Holy Door of the Jubilee, which I opened last night here in Saint Peter’s: it represents Jesus, the Door of salvation open to all,” Pope Francis highlighted.
“Jesus is the Door that the merciful Father has opened in the middle of the world, in the middle of history, so that we can all return to Him,” he added.
“Brothers and sisters, do not be afraid. The Door is open, wide open. It is not necessary to touch”, you just need to cross, said the Pontiff.
In the following days, other holy doors will open in Rome: tomorrow, December 26, one will open in Rebibbia prison.
The dates for the other three papal basilicas in Rome, in addition to Saint Peter’s, are: Saint John Lateran on December 29, Saint Mary Major on January 1, 2025, and Saint Paul Outside the Walls on January 5.
The Jubilee of Hope, which celebrates the 2025th anniversary of the birth of the Baby Jesus, will officially conclude on January 6, 2026
Walter Sánchez Silva
I have been a husband since 2008. My wife and I have three children here and one who went to heaven in 2023, before he was born. Since I joined ACI Prensa in 2005, I have had the opportunity to cover various events of the Catholic Church. Among them, the World Youth Days in Cologne, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro and the apostolic trips of Pope Benedict XVI to Mexico and of Pope Francis to South Korea. I have been sent to the Vatican to cover the Family synods, in 2015; of the Amazon, in 2019 and that of Synodality, in 2023. I closely follow the situation of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, which suffers persecution from the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega, as well as current ecclesiastical events in the region.