It will be the first since 2000, and is expected to draw tens of millions of pilgrims to Rome.
has crossed a key milestone in the runup to its 2025 Jubilee with the promulgation of the official decree establishing the Holy Year.
In a novelty, Francis announced in the papal bull that he would also open a Holy Door in a prison "as a sign inviting prisoners to look to the future with hope and a renewed sense of confidence".A deacon brings the papal robe for Pope Francis. "Rome will become an even more beautiful city, because it will be ever more at the service of its people, pilgrims and tourists who will come."A Holy Year is held every 25 years.
"It's really putting our patience to the test," said Tiziana Cafini, who operates a tobacco shop near the Pantheon and says she has taken to walking to work rather than riding a bus into the city centre because it gets stuck in traffic.
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