On Christmas Day 35,000 pilgrims passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s for the Jubilee

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, officially inaugurating the 2025 Jubilee. After the first 50 pilgrims, who made the pilgrimage at the opening rite, following the Pope, approximately 35,000 pilgrims passed through the Holy Door on Christmas Day. From 8am on December 25, the pilgrimage to the Door of St. Peter was open to everyone.

To register, or register your group for a pilgrimage to the Holy Door of St. Peter, you must book on the Jubilee website: https://register.iubilaeum2025.va/pilgrimages Once registered on the portal, you can proceed with your registration, and, once this is complete, you will receive the Pilgrim's Card with its unique QR code which is needed for entry to the Holy Door. In addition, each registered group will receive confirmation with the date and time of the pilgrimage, which will begin from Piazza Pia. Each group of pilgrims, for the entire duration of the pilgrimage from Piazza Pia to St. Peter's Basilica, will walk with the official Jubilee cross.

Starting from December 29, after the solemn opening of the Holy Door of the Basilica of St. John Lateran at 10 am, it will also be possible to make your pilgrimage to the Holy Door of the Cathedral Church of Rome.