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Pilgrims pass through the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls on Jan. 5, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

1.3 Million Pilgrims Pass Through St. Peter’s Holy Door in Jubilee’s First Month

Feb 14, 2025

Besides the Holy Doors, various factors have contributed to the high number of people visiting Rome and other parts of Italy to take part in jubilee year celebrations.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa blesses the people with the water he previously collected from the River Jordan. The cardinal presided over the Mass of the Feast of Baptism, on Friday, January 12, near the Jordan River. | Credit: Marinella Bandini

Thousands Gather at Jordan River with Patriarch to Mark Baptism of Jesus

Jan 13, 2024

For 2,000 years, since Jesus descended into the waters of the Jordan River to be baptized by John the Baptist, the river has been a pilgrimage site for Christians from around the world. And on the banks of that river, for the past 24 years, on the second Friday of January, the Catholic community in the region has undertaken a pilgrimage, gathering around its patriarch, to celebrate the baptism of Jesus.

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1.3 Million Pilgrims Pass Through St. Peter’s Holy Door in Jubilee’s First Month

Thousands Gather at Jordan River with Patriarch to Mark Baptism of Jesus

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