VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Roman Catholic faithful will be able to view St. Peter鈥檚 tomb remotely as part of the Vatican鈥檚 with its far-flung flock during the upcoming
Pope Francis will inaugurate a webcam on Dec. 2 to be installed beneath the main altar of St. Peter鈥檚 Basilica.
Another webcam will be placed on the basilica鈥檚 Holy Door for the 2025 Jubilee, during which indulgences for the forgiveness of sins are granted to pilgrims who travel to Rome and enter through it.
The link will provide 鈥渟ymbolic access鈥� to those who cannot make the journey, the Vatican said on Monday.
The 2025 Jubilee is a once-every-quarter-century event that is expected to attract 32 million pilgrims to Rome. Francis will official open the basilica鈥檚 Holy Door on Christmas Eve.
In another aspect of the Vatican鈥檚 communications outreach during the Holy Year, officials announced a new magazine featuring a section in which Francis responds to reader questions, including one from a grandmother concerned over children's decision to not have her grandchildren baptized.
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