We all have the opportunity for receiving a plenary indulgence each day of Holy Week. Then Easter Octave. Here’s how to gain them for ourselves and loved ones in purgatory. The procession of the ...

VATICAN CITY — On the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life that begins this weekend, Pope Francis has allowed the faithful to receive plenary indulgences, under the normal conditions. “The Holy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many people assume that the Catholic Church stopped granting indulgences after Luther's famous rejection of them. Indeed, nearly ...

Father Jeffy Kirby says indulgences may seem a medieval relic, but they actually have an important message for modern believers. Listen When Pope Francis declared the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, ...

Pope Leo XIV from the balcony of St. Peter's granted the plenary indulgence to the crowd that had gathered in the square to await the 'Habemus Papam'. It is a central concept in Catholic doctrine, ...

Pope Francis greets 100-year-old Lucilla Macelli before celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, marking World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 23, 2023. (Credit: Vatican ...