The Holy Year of 2022 ends on Dec 31st and the Door of Mercy closes

Scraping in through the Door of MercyWhat is the Door of Mercy?

The Door of Mercy is a door to the Catedral de Santiago de Compostela that is only open in a Holy Year. In Santiago, a Holy year is when the Saint’s Feast day, July 25th, falls on a Sunday. That happened in 2021, however, the Pope declared that it would remain open for another year. This would enable pilgrims to co...