Benedict XVI attends the ceremony for the opening of the Holy Door

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(8/12/15) Benedict XVI was invited by Pope Francis and this morning he attended the ceremony for the opening of the Holy Door in St Peter's Basilica, at the beginning of the Jubilee Holy Year of Mercy (8th December 2015  - 20th November 2016).

The Pope Emeritus was in the atrium of the Basilica. He greeted Pope Francis after the solemn Mass for opening of the Extraordinary Jubilee. Benedict XVI then crossed the Holy Door and he greeted his successor again at the bottom of the Basilica.

At the end of the Angelus, Pope Francis said that Pope Benedict crossed the Holy Door, and he invited the people in the square to greet him.

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