Pope Francis announces the dates for the Jubilee Year 2025, which will begin with the opening of the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, 2024. Later, on 29 December, the Pope will open the Holy Door of the Basilica of St John Lateran, the Cathedral of Rome. On the same day, every Cathedral throughout the world will have Mass celebrated by the local Bishop to mark the opening of Jubilee. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES