Pope Francis opens the Jubilee Saturday Audiences from Paul VI Hall, a special moment to "welcome and embrace" pilgrims for the Jubilee Year of Hope 2025. | EWTN Vatican

Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, marking the start of the Jubilee year, a ritual that occurs every 25 years. As part of this special year, he will open a fifth Holy Door on December 26 at Rome’s Rebibbia prison, a historic first for a penal institution. The Holy Doors, symbolizing a choice to follow Jesus, will remain open throughout the Jubilee year, drawing pilgrims to pass through them in Rome’s basilicas. | Youwontbelievemeofficial

Safe travels, Pope Francis! | Daily Mail Video

Our correspondent in Mongolia, Franco Piroli, offers a glimpse of the local Catholic community as Pope Francis travels to the Asian nation for a 4-day Apostolic Journey. | Vatican News

At the start of the third day of his papal visit to Iraq, Pope Francis travels to the city of Erbil where he met with the President and the Prime Minister of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. The Pope's itinerary for Sunday include visits to Mosul and Qaraqosh. Read more at the Vatican News web portal: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-03/pope-francis-iraqi-kurdistan-erbil-apostolic-journey.html | Vatican News