On the afternoon of December 25, 2025, Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas solemnly closed the Holy Door of the Basilica of St. Mary Major. Those of the other major Roman basilicas will in turn be closed over the coming days, culminating in the closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on January 6 by Pope Leo XIV, which will bring the Jubilee Year of 2025 to a close.
For the Jubilee — a major event of the Catholic Church celebrated every 25 years — five “Holy Doors” were opened in December 2024 and January 2025: those of the four major basilicas — St. Peter’s in the Vatican, St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. Mary Major, and St. John Lateran — as well as the Holy Door of Rebibbia Prison in Rome.
