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Pilgrims are pictured outside St John in Lateran basilica where Pope Francis opens a "Holy Door" today on December 13, 2015 at the Vatican. From a village church in Iraq to a prison in Rome, "Holy Doors" have been opened around the world at the start of the Vatican's Jubilee year, offering Catholics forgiveness for their sins. Pope Francis opened the Holy Door in Saint Peter's Basilica on Sunday, kicking off a series of ceremonies to open doors pilgrims can walk through in a year set aside for pardons. Traditionally, Catholics were expected to make a pilgrimage to Rome for the Jubilee. But Francis has effectively done away with this custom by ordering Holy Doors to open around the world. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)