VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Walking through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, the culmination of any Jubilee pilgrimage, many LGBTQ Catholics and the people who minister with them kissed or caressed the panels of the door. “When I walked through the Holy Door, I was flooded with memories and gratitude for all the Catholic LGBTQ+ people, supportive families and friends, pastoral ministers I have met in my ministry,” Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, told Catholic News Service. While not organized by the Vatican, the pilgrimage was listed on the official Jubilee website’s Italian-language calendar of groups scheduled to pass through the Holy Door. It felt like walking into a new era,” said Father Martin, who had had a private audience with Pope Leo XIV Sept. 1. That’s why I walked through the Holy Door in grateful prayer for all these saints I have met.”Before the group processed to the Holy Door, Bishop Francesco Savino of Cassano all’Jonio, vice president of the Italian bishops’ conference, presided over a Mass for the pilgrims in the Jesuits’ Church of the Gesu.