Opening Of Jubilee Year In The Vatican

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: (EDITOR NOTE: STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO MERCHANDISING). Pope Francis officially inaugurates the 2025 Jubilee Year with the solemn opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican. Since 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII issued the first Jubilee Bull, millions of pilgrims have journeyed to Rome. Their outward pilgrimage symbolised an inner desire for renewal, seeking to align their daily lives—despite challenges and struggles—with the hope of the Gospel. For the first time in the Jubilee tradition, Pope Francis will open a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison on 26 December. (Photo by Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)