What do I have to do to go through the Holy Door? Everything you need to know to organize your pilgrimage
As of January 5, 2025, with the opening of the Holy Door at St Paul’s Outside the Walls, it is now possible to make a pilgrimage to all four Holy Doors of the major papal basilicas of Rome: St. Peter's in the Vatican, St. John Lateran’s, St. Mary Major’s and, as already mentioned, St. Paul’s Outside the Walls.
To obtain the Jubilee plenary indulgence pilgrims must go to the sacrament of confession, receive holyl communion and enter one of the Holy Doors. To arrange this please visit the official website of the Jubilee: https://www.iubilaeum2025.va/en.html
If you are a single pilgrim, click on "Reserved Area" and fill out the registration form. To complete your registration, you must confirm your email address by opening the link in the confirmation email you will receive. Now access the reserved area, and your digital Pilgrim Card will be displayed at the top right of the screen with a unique QR code. This will be needed to take part in pilgrimages. After doing this, simply register for the pilgrimage to the door of your choice by accessing the “Calendar” menu in the “Holy Doors Registration” section, where you can choose the Basilica, day and time of the Pilgrimage.
For groups of up to 60 people, only the group leader is required to register on the site: he or she will be able to register the pilgrims in his or her group one by one. The QR codes of the group leader, as well as the discount service linked to the Pilgrim Card, will be valid for all members of the group. To register groups of more than 60 participants, the group leader must contact the Dicastery at pilgrims@iubilaeum2025.va
The time indicated on the website or app confirming the pilgrimage to the Holy Door indicates the meeting time in Piazza Pia for the departure of the pilgrimage. For groups and individual believers, therefore, the meeting point to start the pilgrimage to St peter’s Holy Door is in Piazza Pia, the area between Castel Sant’Angelo and the beginning of Via della Conciliazione, at the time specified when confirming the booking. In the square, each group will receive an official Holy Year cross from the Jubilee volunteers, which will be carried on the pilgrimage towards the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.
For support in registering, please consult the tutorial at the link: https://www.iubilaeum2025.va/en/pellegrinaggio/iscrizione-porte-sante/tutorial-su-come-iscrivere-il-proprio-gruppo-per-il-pellegrinag.html