The intimate Mass led by Pope Francis marked a historic moment — the first opening of a jubilee Holy Door within a prison.

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Skip next section King Charles ... as bells tolled across Rome and the choir inside the basilica began Christmas Eve Mass. Every 25 years, the Catholic Church celebrates a special Holy Year ...

The opening of the Holy Door at the prison was the first since the start of the Jubilee year tradition in 1300.

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Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday (December 24, 2024), inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church ... Jubilee, in which the Catholic faithful make pilgrimages to Rome.

The opening of the door will commence the Jubilee celebrations in the various dioceses around the world that are preparing to live the Holy Year in communion with the Church of Rome.