The Jubilee of 2025
The next Jubilee will be in 2025 and there is great expectation among the faithful from all over the world. Its importance is also recognized and respected by other faiths around the world.
The last Jubilee was the extraordinary one of 2015 wanted by Pope Francis. The one that will take place in 2025 will be the second with Pope Francis.
As many know, the Jubilee is a special year of grace, in which the Catholic Church offers the faithful the possibility of asking for a plenary indulgence, that is, the remission of sins for themselves or for deceased relatives.
A Jubilee usually lasts a year and a few days: it begins just before the Christian Christmas and ends the Epiphany of the following year.
The most exciting and well-known rite is certainly the opening of the Holy Door. This gate is open only during the jubilee year and the 4 main ones are the major basilicas of Rome: St. Peter, Archbasilica of St John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls and St Mary Major. The first to be opened is St. Peter's Basilica, the other doors are opened in the following days and remain open until the end of the Jubilee when they are once again walled up.
What to visit in the Vatican
The Holy Doors in Rome
The four papal basilicas of Rome which have a Holy Door.
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St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican State is the largest in the world and is the seat of the main manifestations of Catholic worship.
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Archbasilica of St John Lateran
It is the cathedral of the diocese of Rome and is the oldest and most important Basilica in the West.
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Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls
It is also known as Basilica Ostiense from the name of the neighborhood where it is located, it is the largest Roman basilica after St. Peter's in the Vatican.
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Basilica of St Mary Major
It is also known as the Liberian Basilica and is the only basilica in Rome to have preserved the primitive early Christian structure.
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