{"id":52415,"date":"2024-12-26T13:06:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T13:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/pope-francis-opens-holy-door-at-a-prison-for-first-time\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T13:09:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T13:09:43","slug":"pope-francis-opens-holy-door-at-a-prison-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/pope-francis-opens-holy-door-at-a-prison-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis opens Holy Door at a prison for first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Holy Doors, found in significant churches, are traditionally opened during Jubilees, symbolizing a passage to divine mercy, forgiveness, and spiritual renewal. <\/p>\n<p>Walking through a Holy Door is considered a powerful act of faith, representing a fresh start and the embrace of God\u2019s grace.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Jubilee of Hope, Pope Francis chose to open the Holy Door at the prison after inaugurating the first one at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the prisoners, in front of the prison&#8217;s chapel, the Church of Our Father, the Pope emphasized the importance of opening hearts to hope, reminding them that hope never disappoints. <\/p>\n<p>As he celebrated a Mass, he encouraged those present to reflect on their own hearts, urging them to avoid hardness and embrace tenderness.<\/p>\n<p>As the Holy See Press Office noted in a statement, at the end of the Mass, Prisoners and guards presented the Pope with symbolic gifts, including a miniature Holy Door made from wood salvaged from migrant boats. <\/p>\n<p>In return, Pope Francis offered a commemorative parchment, leaving a message of hope and renewal that transcends the prison walls.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-79454\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/hgty-2.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the prison present the Pope with a replica of the Holy Door. Photo by Vatican News \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis has opened a Holy Door at the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, marking the first time such a gesture has taken place in a prison, Vatican News reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000079453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-52415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000079453,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hgty.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hgty.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hgty.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hgty.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hgty.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hgty.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000079453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52415"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=52415"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=52415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}