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With just weeks remaining in the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, the Church is preparing to close the Holy Doors that have welcomed nearly 30 million pilgrims seeking mercy, renewal, and a plenary indulgence. Opened by Pope Francis on Dec. 24, 2024, this historic Holy Year will officially conclude on Jan. 6, 2026, when Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica. The doors will remain sealed until their next opening in 2033, during the Extraordinary Holy Year of the Redemption.
Here is the schedule for the closing of each Holy Door:
1️⃣ St. Mary Major Basilica
Dec. 25 at 6:00 p.m. (local time). The first Holy Door to close, followed by Mass celebrated by Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas.
2️⃣ St. John Lateran Basilica
Dec. 27 at 11:00 a.m. Presided over by Cardinal Baldassare Reina, with the diocesan choir directed by Msgr. Marco Frisina.
3️⃣ St. Paul Outside the Walls
Dec. 28 at 10:00 a.m. The rite will be led by Cardinal James Michael Harvey.
4️⃣ St. Peter’s Basilica
Jan. 6, 2026, Solemnity of the Epiphany. Pope Leo XIV will close the final Holy Door before celebrating the concluding Jubilee Mass and inviting pilgrims to return in 2033.
5️⃣ Rebibbia Prison (Special Holy Door)
Opened by Pope Francis as a sign of hope for prisoners. The closing date has not yet been announced.
A powerful journey of grace draws to a close—but hope continues.
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End of the Jubilee: When will the Holy Doors in Rome close?
Just a few weeks remain until the closing of the holy year, which was inaugurated by Pope Francis on Dec. 24, 2024. On Jan. 6, 2026, Pope Leo XIV will be the one to close the enormous bronze door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, through which nearly 30 million pilgrims have passed during the last 12 months seeking a plenary indulgence.
This Holy Door is slated to be reopened in 2033, when the Church celebrates the Extraordinary Holy Year of the Redemption.
The schedule for closing rites of the Holy Doors of the main papal basilicas in Rome is as follows:
The first Holy Door to be closed — and which will remain walled up until the next jubilee — is that of St. Mary Major Basilica. The rite will take place on Dec. 25, as reported by the Holy See Press Office. The ceremony will be begin at 6 p.m. local time, followed by Mass celebrated by the cardinal archpriest of the basilica, Rolandas Makrickas.
Two days later, on Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. local time, the closing ceremony at St. John Lateran Basilica will be presided over by the cardinal vicar of Rome, Baldassare Reina, who will celebrate the Eucharist, and will feature the participation of the diocesan choir, directed by Monsignor Marco Frisina.
On Dec. 28 at 10 a.m. local time, the Holy Door of St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica will be closed. The solemn event will be presided over by Cardinal Archpriest James Michael Harvey.
Finally, on Jan. 6, 2026, the solemnity of the Epiphany, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to close the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before celebrating the Mass that will mark the concluding act of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. On that occasion, the pontiff will invite pilgrims to return to Rome in 2033 for the Extraordinary Holy Year of Redemption.
The Holy Doors, as is tradition, have been solely those of the four papal basilicas of Rome: St. Peter’s in the Vatican, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Paul Outside the Walls. However, on Dec. 26, two days after officially inaugurating the holy year, Pope Francis made an exception by traveling to the Rebibbia prison in Rome to repeat this gesture at another door as a symbol of hope.
The late pope wanted to extend this gesture of grace to prisoners by opening the door of this correctional facility in the Italian capital.
The date on which the closing ceremony for this fifth Holy Door will take place has yet to be announced.
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