Jubilee Year 2025 – Holy Doors Rome – 3 Day Pilgrimage
The Relics, the Holy Doors and the Legacy of St Benedict
In anticipation of the opening of the Holy Doors throughout the Holy Year of the Jubilee in 2025, Crucis pilgrimage package offers the unforgettable experience of visiting the most important churches of Rome including the Holy Doors of the 4 Major Basilicas. Pilgrims who enter the Holy Doors of all four Major Basilicas can receive a Partial Indulgence under the normal conditions.
“May pilgrimage be an impetus to conversion: by crossing the threshold of the Holy Door, we will find the strength to embrace God’s mercy and dedicate ourselves to being merciful with others as the Father has been with us.”
– Pope Francis, 20th November 2015.
Our Jubilee Year 2025, Holy Doors 3-day Pilgrim Package consists of four separate tours that together cover all of the most important locations for Catholic pilgrims and objects of veneration in Rome. All four of the Major Basilicas are explored, with their rich stories weaved into Catechesis by our expert devout Catholic guides.
Usually running from Thursday to Saturday (although private bookings may be tailored to your requirements), this package creates a fine value for money option for those seeking to squeeze the most important sacred sites, relics and icons into a whistle-stop tour of Rome.
You’ll also take in some of the Eternal City’s most breath-taking panoramic vistas and the most idyllic yet lesser known treasures of the monastic life that has quietly existed here since the early 5th century.
For a precise breakdown of our 3-Day Pilgrim Package see the Itinerary tab above as well as the individual pages dedicated to each tour.
A short breakdown of what you will experience on this 3-Day Pilgrim Package is below with links to the tours so you can understand what you will marvel at on each respective day:
- Day 1 – Thursday –
- Day 2 – Friday – Saints Peter & Paul Tour
- Day 3 – Saturday – Religious Life Trastevere Walking Tour
Rome’s 4 Major Basilicas are St Peter’s, St Paul Outside the Walls, St Mary Major and the Arch-Basilica Cathedral of St John Lateran. The first is surely the most famous church in the world; the last is the highest ranking church in the world. All four are locations of the Holy Doors that are open throughout the Jubilee year of 2025 for pilgrims to pass through and gain a Plenary Indulgence under the normal conditions.
The Relics of Christ’s Passion were mostly brought to Rome from Jerusalem in the 4th century by St Helena following the legalisation of Christianity in the empire. Our second tour on explores the Via Crucis – the Way of the Cross – as we venerate the most precious artefacts in Christendom.
You’ll also explore the lives and legacies of the two Pillars of the Church, Saints Peter and Paul, visit their relics and sarcophagi and the location where the latter was executed here in Rome.
Finally our Religious Life exploration takes you on an exhilarating journey around some of the city’s most beautiful and holy places, with several photo-opportunities as we gaze across the city at the dome of St Peter’s and other breathtaking sights.
Let Crucis Tours guide you on your pilgrimage to the city where Christianity was founded, the power centre of the world at the time of the Crucifixion and the heart of the Church to this day.
For those who wish to only do individual Major Basilicas not part of a pilgrimage package, then we also offer the standalone Holy Door tours of each Major Basilica – the Basilica of St Peter Tour, the Cathedral of St John Lateran Tour, the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls Tour and the Basilica of St Mary Major Tour.
Day 1 (Thursday) – Morning – St Peter’s Basilica
| MEETING POINT | Outside Radio Vaticana, Piazza Pia, 3
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| START | 8.45 meet for 9.00am start | ||||
| END | Approximately 11.00am outside the basilica | ||||
| DURATION | 2 hours depending on queues | ||||
| DRESS CODE | Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees | ||||
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Day 1 – (Thursday) – Afternoon – Via Crucis Relics Tour
| MEETING POINT | The fountain in front of the entrance of St Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore) under the large column. (Please note, the front of the basilica faces south-east, away from Via Cavour).
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| START | 2.45pm meet for 3.00pm start | ||||
| END | 6:30pm at the Basilica of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem | ||||
| DURATION | 3-3.5 hours depending on queues | ||||
| DRESS CODE | Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees | ||||
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Day 2 (Friday) – Saints Peter & Paul Tour
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To the right of the main entrance of the Basilica of St Peter in Chains (San Pietro in Vincoli), by the statue of Jesus depicted as a beggar. What3Words: lizards.washing.nuns |
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| START | 2.45 meet for 3.00pm start | ||||
| END | 6.00pm at the Major Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls | ||||
| DURATION | 3 hours depending on traffic | ||||
| DRESS CODE | Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees | ||||
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Day 3 (Saturday) – Religious Life Walking Tour
| MEETING POINT | Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta, to the left of the famous keyhole.
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| START | 8.45am meet for 9.00am start | ||||
| END | Midday at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere | ||||
| DURATION | 3 hours | ||||
| DRESS CODE | Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees | ||||
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Additional information
| Ticket Type | Adult (16+), Student ID, Child (under 16) |
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Thursday 9.00am - St Peter's Basilica (San Pietro)
Inside St Peter’s our expert Catholic guide will lead you around the interior of the basilica to Michelangelo’s Pietà, the relics and altars of the major saints of the Catholic church and the body of St Peter, buried beneath the high altar. A more in-depth look at this pilgrim experience can be found by reading about our St Peter’s Basilica Tour.
Thursday 3.00pm - Via Crucis Tour
This flagship pilgrim experience is probably the most important tour for everyone visiting Rome. This tour includes relics of the Passion of Christ brought from Jerusalem but also includes the Holy Doors of the Major Basilicas of St Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) and the Cathedral of St John Lateran (San Giovanni). Read about the spiritual richness of this pilgrim experience in the Via Crucis Tour description.
Friday 3.00pm - Sts Peter & Paul Tour
This pilgrim experience explores the lives and martyrdoms of St Peter and St Paul and their time in Rome. You will see their chains, the site of St Paul’s execution and his eventual burial place at the Major Papal Basilica and Holy Door. Read more details on what you can expect to see on this experience by reading the Sts Peter & Paul Tour description.
Saturday 9am - Religious Life Trastevere Tour
Finally we’ll take this delightful stroll through the hidden gems of ancient & medieval Rome exploring the growth of Christianity and the religious life through the centuries before ending in the atmospheric neighbourhood of Trastevere at the famous piazza there for farewell food and drinks. Read more details of the relics and what you can expect on this pilgrim experience by reading about our Religious Life Trastevere Tour.
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