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Overview
- The Santuário Nacional de Aparecida said its main Porta Santa is not part of the Jubilee of Hope rites and will remain open as usual.
- Social media posts falsely claimed the door would shut at New Year and reopen only in 2050, prompting an unusual influx of visitors.
- Jubilee closures in Rome proceeded with Holy Doors sealed at Santa Maria Maggiore on Dec. 25, St. John Lateran on Dec. 27, and St. Paul Outside the Walls on Dec. 28.
- The final Jubilee rite is scheduled at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2026, with the closure of its Holy Door during a papal liturgy.
- Crossing a Holy Door is linked to indulgences in Catholic practice, which require additional spiritual conditions; Aparecida’s bronze door by Cláudio Pastro was inaugurated in 2015 and depicts biblical scenes.