(24 Dec 2024)
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Vatican – 24 December 2024
1. Various Pope Francis and prelates outside Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica
2. Various Pope in front of Holy Door, knocking a few times, door opens
3. Various Pope being wheeled inside door and into Basilica
4. Clergy
5. Detail above doorway
6. Various pilgrims and prelates entering Basilica with Swiss Guard on the side
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Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope’s stamina and the ability of the Eternal City to welcome them.
From his wheelchair, Francis knocked a few times and the great Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica swung open.
He was wheeled across the threshold as bells tolled across Rome and the choir inside the basilica began Christmas Eve Mass.
The ceremony inaugurates the once-every-25-year tradition of a Jubilee, in which the Catholic faithful make pilgrimages to Rome.
Francis has dedicated the 2025 Jubilee to the theme of hope, and he will underscore that message when he opens a Holy Door on Thursday at Rome’s Rebibbia prison in a bid to give inmates hope for a better future.
Francis has long incorporated prison ministry into his priestly vocation, and has made several visits to Rebibbia and other prisons during his travels.
Francis, who turned 88 last week, went into the Christmas week and Jubilee launch with a cold that forced him to deliver his weekly Sunday blessing from indoors.
His health and stamina, already compromised because of his tendency to get bronchitis, are a concern given the rigorous calendar of events during the Holy Year.
This week, Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass on Tuesday evening and then delivers his annual “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) speech on Christmas Day from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.
In addition to the outing at Rebibbia, he will celebrate New Year’s Eve vespers and a New Year’s Day Mass.
AP video shot by: Paolo Santalucia
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