Join us during this special year of grace, on a pilgrimage of a lifetime. During a Jubilee Year, the Catholic Church offers faithful a the plenary indulgence, that is, the remission of sins for themselves or for deceased relatives.

The most exciting and well-known rite during a Jubilee Year is certainly the opening of the Holy Doors.

These special Jubilee Doors will be open throughout the period mentioned and are only open during the Jubilee Year! The four Jubilee Doors are in four major basilicas of Rome:

• Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome (Rome, Italy)
• Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Rome, Italy)
• Basilica of Saint John Lateran (Rome, Italy)
• Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls (Rome, Italy)

The first door to be opened is St. Peter’s Basilica on December 24, 2024. The other doors are opened in the following days and remain open until the end of the Jubilee when they are once again walled up. Pilgrims will have the opportunity to walk through all four doors during the Jubilee Year while they are opened.

If you are interested in arranging a group pilgrimage with 206 Tours to Rome and Italy during the Jubilee Year, please let us know as soon as possible, as we expect that it will be a very busy year!

Pilgrims visiting Rome in 2025, may be required to obtain a special pilgrim’s card. 206 Tours will handle this registration for you and will ensure that you will be able to attend Jubilee Year events.

The Vatican has said that for the 2025 Jubilee, there will be a specia portal that will include news, notes, information in ten languages available to all pilgrims and has promised to give special attention to all pilgrims, especially: Families, Children, Youth, Movements and Associations, Elderly, Grandparents, Disabled, Sports, Sick and Health Care, Universities, World of Work, Choirs and Choruses, Confraternities, Priests, Consecrated Persons, Eastern Catholics, Catechists, the Poor, Prisoners, and many others.

The Jubilee Year will begin on December 24, 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica. The Holy Door is a special door that is only opened during Jubilee Years, and it symbolizes the opening of the gates of mercy. Pilgrims from all over the world will come to Rome to walk through the Holy Door and to receive a plenary indulgence, which is a complete remission of their sins.

During the Jubilee Year, there will be many special events and activities taking place in Rome and Vatican City. There will be Masses, processions, and pilgrimages, as well as opportunities to visit the many shrines and holy sites in the city.

The Jubilee Year is a time for Catholics to renew their commitment to their faith and to strengthen their relationship with God. It is also a time for Catholics to come together as a community and to celebrate their faith. The 2025 Jubilee Year is sure to be a memorable and meaningful event for Catholics around the world.

Here are some of the religious and moral activities that pilgrims can participate in during the Jubilee Year:

• Attending Mass and receiving the Eucharist
• Making a pilgrimage to the many shrines and holy sites in Rome
• Praying for forgiveness of their wrongs
• Renewing their commitment to their faith
• Strengthening their relationship with God
• Coming together as a community and celebrating their faith

More information about the Holy Doors:

The Holy Doors are four special doors located in the four major basilicas in Rome: St. Peter’s Basilica, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, and St. Mary Major. The Holy Doors are only opened during Jubilee Years, which are special occasions that occur every 25 years.

The Holy Doors symbolize the opening of the gates of mercy. When the Holy Doors are opened, it is a sign that God is calling all people to repentance and to a new life of grace. Pilgrims from all over the world come to Rome during Jubilee Years to walk through the Holy Doors and to receive a plenary indulgence, which is a complete remission of their sins.

Here are some of the significances of the Holy Doors

• They symbolize the opening of the gates of mercy.
• They are a sign of God’s call to all people to repentance and to a new life of grace.
• They are a source of hope for all people, regardless of their sins or their circumstances.
• They are a call to renewal and transformation.
• They are a reminder of God’s love and forgiveness.

Plenary Indulgence

There are three primary ways by which the faithful may obtain a plenary indulgence during a Jubilee Year.  The primary way is through the means of a pious pilgrimage to any of the following places:

• Rome: Pilgrims must visit at least one of the four Major Papal Basilicas: St. Peter’s in the Vatican, St John Lateran’s, Saint Mary Major’s, and St. Paul’s Outside the Walls.
• The Holy Land: Pilgrims must visit at least one of the three basilicas: the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, or the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
• Other ecclesiastical areas: Local Bishops can designate a local Cathedral, Church or sacred site as participating in the Jubilee Year to be available for those who cannot travel as far.

The two additional ways in which the indulgence may be obtained is through pious visits to sacred places and through works of mercy or penance.

Read the Holy Father’s Official Decree on the Granting of the Indulgence

The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

The pilgrimage of the ‘Seven Churches’, originally conceived by St Philip Neri in the 16th century, is one of the oldest Roman traditions. It involves a walk of about 25 km which snakes through the whole city, reaching out to the Roman countryside, the catacombs and with stops at some of Rome’s magnificent basilicas. Learn more about the Seven Churches Pilgrimage

Iter Europaeum
The itinerary of the churches of the European Union, in Latin, the ‘Iter Europaeum’, involves stop-offs at 28 churches and basilicas. Each church on the pilgrim path is linked to a member state of the EU either for artistic or cultural reasons or because the church has a tradition of welcoming pilgrims to Rome who have come from a specific state of the EU. Learn more

Pilgrimage Route Honoring the Patronesses of Europe and Doctors of the Church

This pilgrimage route will bring pilgrims along a journey to which highlights European female saints, in particular, those who have been proclaimed by the Church as Patronesses of Europe and Doctors of the Church. The Churches which have been selected as part of this pilgrimage route are either named after the Saint or house the relics of one of these holy women.
Learn more about this pilgrimage route

Click Here to View the 2025 Jubilee Year Calendar