Cardinal James Harvey, a native of Milwaukee, opened the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Sunday.

The distinctive dong of an ancient bell accompanied the opening of the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major on Jan.

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the ...

The holy door at Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls was officially opened Sunday by the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal James Michael Harvey, marking the completion of this sacred tradition at Rome’s ...

The holy door at Saint Paul's Outside the Walls was opened on Sunday by the Rome basilica's archpriest, Cardinal James Michael Harvey. It is the fifth and final holy door to be opened in the Italian ...

The Lateran Basilica is packed with people; outside, in the square behind the barriers, other faithful follow the ceremony of opening the Holy Door on large screens, unable to find space inside.

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Holy City Missions Winter Warming Shelter at Aldersgate is set to open its doors on Wednesday, Jan. 1, and remain open until Jan. 5, offering relief to those ...

Between Christmas Eve and Jan. 5, the Pope will open a series of holy doors in the Vatican and throughout Rome, signifying the start of a Jubilee year. New Orleans attacker discussed plans to kill ...

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 ...