In all the papal basilicas, the official document of closing the Holy Door has been deposited along with the key to the door ...

During his homily, Cardinal Makrickas noted that the 2025 Jubilee has been a unique event in the recent history of the Church, having unfolded under two pontificates. Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV prays before the 'Holy Door' of St. Peter's before closing it to end the 2025 Jubilee (Alberto PIZZOLI) (Alberto ...

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, archpriest of Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major, prays in front of the basilica's Holy Door before solemnly closing it Dec. 25, 2025, as the Jubilee Year was ending.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Rushed preparations, soaring pilgrim numbers and underwhelming financial returns defined a Jubilee Year shaped by an unexpected papal transition. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a solemn ...

With a final ritual that dates back centuries, the Vatican on Friday (January 16) sealed the Holy Door of St. Peter's ...

Pope Leo XIV has closed the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, officially ending the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year. Leo knelt in front of the heavy bronze door for a moment of silent ...

Natalie Turner and her son Phillip cross the Holy Door in St.Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on the last day of its public opening, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen ROME ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday will officially close out the Holy Year and shut the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.

The path to conversion, the door to God's mercy and the call to live in Christian hope all continue beyond the Jubilee Year, said the three cardinals who closed the Holy Doors at three major basilicas ...