Dec. 13: Eight other Holy Doors opening

(Observer photo by Penny Wiegert)

Pope Francis began the worldwide Jubilee Year of Mercy when he opened the Holy Door in Rome Dec. 8.
Bishop David Malloy will join bishops throughout the world on Dec. 13 when he opens the Holy Door at the Cathedral of St. Peter at 10:45 a.m. 
Other holy doors to be  opened Dec. 13 in the Rockford Diocese and their opening times are:

• Our Lady of Good Counsel, Aurora, 10 a.m.
• St. Mary, DeKalb, 8:30 a.m.
• St. Thomas More, Elgin, 10 a.m.
• St. Michael, Galena, 8:30 a.m.
• St. John the Baptist, Johns-burg, 9 a.m.
• Corpus Christi Monastery, Rockford, 7 a.m.
• St. Mary, Sterling, 8:30 a.m. 

Click to go to the Diocesan Pilgrimages page to learn more about each of the churches that have been designated diocesan holy doors.

Photo: Jubilee Year of Mercy banners are being distributed in English and Spanish to churches and high schools in the Rockford Diocese. The year begins Dec. 8.