By Kristina Millare
Vatican City, Jan 7, 2025 / 11:00 am
More than half a million people have passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, two weeks after its Christmas Eve opening.
Pope Francis, the first “pilgrim of hope” to cross the Holy Door’s threshold, inaugurated the 2025 Jubilee Year by opening the papal basilica’s door on Dec. 24, 2024.
Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization Cardinal Rino Fisichella said the great number of pilgrims marks “a very significant beginning” for the Catholic Church’s holy year, which will conclude on Jan. 6, 2026.
“Hundreds of groups of faithful have already made their pilgrimage,” Fisichella said in a Jan.
