Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica to begin the Jubilee Year, and Bishop Robert Brennan marks its start with Mass in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
The Archdiocese of New Orleans is in mourning following a terrorist attack on New Year’s Day that killed more than a dozen people and wounded many others.
In New York City, St. Jerome Church in East Flatbush holds a double celebration for New Year’s Day and Haitian Independence Day.