He was wheeled across the threshold as bells tolled across Rome and the choir inside the basilica began Christmas Eve Mass.

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Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...

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At the start of Christmas Eve Mass, Francis pushes open the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica.