Pope opens Holy Door to kick off special jubilee year
More than 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected to head to Rome for the jubilee, which takes place once every 25 years.
BBC News
A Holy Door is traditionally an entrance portal located within the Papal major basilicas in Rome. The doors are normally sealed by mortar and cement from the inside so that they cannot be opened. They are ceremoniously opened during Jubilee years designated by the Pope, for pilgrims who enter through those doors may piously gain the plenary indulgences attached with the Jubilee year celebrations.
More than 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected to head to Rome for the jubilee, which takes place once every 25 years.
More than 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected to head to Rome for the jubilee, which takes place once every 25 years.