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Opening of the Holy Door

Archbishop Cupich opened the Holy Door at Holy Name Cathedral Dec. 13, officially inaugurating the Jubilee of Mercy in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

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People pass through the Holy Door at the cathedral on Dec. 13. The holy doors are to remain open until Nov. 20, 2016, the Feast of Christ the King. Pilgrims who pass the doors before that date, and who participate in the sacraments of reconciliation and the Eucharist with a reflection on mercy, and who make a profession of faith and pray for the pope's intentions, can obtain a plenary indulgence. Such an indulgence offers the remission of temporal punishment for sins that have already been forgiven.

Photo: Karen Callaway / Catholic New World