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Pope, Rome and Rebibbia prison

Pope marks start of Vatican’s Jubilee Year at Rome’s main prison

Pope Francis urged inmates to never give up hope as he inaugurated the Vatican’s Jubilee Year at the high-security Rebibbia prison on the outskirts of Rome on Thursday.

Reuters · 12h

Pope opens special 'Holy Door' for Catholic Jubilee at Rome prison

Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such action by a Catholic pontiff.

The Associated Press on MSN · 11h

Pope brings Holy Year and prayers for better future to Rome prison, a ‘cathedral of pain and hope’

Pope Francis is bringing his Holy Year to Rome’s main prison. Francis traveled to Rebibbia prison on a frigid morning.

Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door

Santa Rosa Press Democrat · 40m

Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year

Pilgrims are lining up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration.

Associated Press · 1d

Catholic faithful cross Holy Door in the Vatican to receive indulgence

Faithful from all over the word started flocking to St. Peter’s square and lining up braving chilly temperatures to cross the Holy Door on Wednesday and thus receive the Catholic Church indulgence for their sins.

Bozeman Daily Chronicle · 1d

Pope opens Vatican Holy Door, spiritual portal launching Christmas rituals

Pope Francis opened the first of five Holy Doors, signifying spiritual portals, on Christmas Eve as part of ancient rituals that launched the Roman Catholic Church’s holy year

National Catholic Reporter1d

Don't lose hope, pope says as he opens Holy Door at Rome prison

Wearing red vestments for the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis knocked on the door of the ...

11hon MSN

Rome’s Jubilee Year Has Begun—Here’s What to Know and How to Avoid the Crowds

The once-every-quarter-century Catholic tradition started on December 24, 2024. Whether you’re planning to travel to Rome or ...

RNS on MSN3d

Rome and the Vatican prepare to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will open the first Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica, inaugurating the Jubilee year. This ...

3don MSN

Rome completes marquee project in contentious city overhaul for Catholic Holy Year

Rome has completed the most ambitious of thousands of construction works that have disrupted daily life in the Eternal City ...

The New York Times3d

As Rome Prepares for a Tourist Surge, Residents Fear Losing the City’s Soul

The new underpass is part of the makeover Rome is undergoing as it readies for the 32 million visitors the Vatican expects in 2025 for the Roman Catholic Church Jubilee — a year of faith ...

3don MSN

How to navigate Rome during the Vatican’s Jubilee celebrations

Rome has shifted into high gear for the opening of Jubilee 2025, a blockbuster year-long celebration in the Catholic world ...

11hon MSN

How the 2025 Jubilee Will Affect Rome Travel

Whether you're planning to travel to Rome in 2025 or are looking for alternatives within Italy, consider this your Jubilee ...

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