Articles on this issue "indulgences"
DECREE Special Indulgences in occasion of the XXI World Day of the Sick The Redemption was accomplished through the Holy Cross of Christ, that is, through his passion. All human suffering, in …
read moreHere is the translation of the Decree released by the Apostolic Penitentiary granting Plenary Indulgence during the Year of Faith. * * * URBIS ET ORBIS D E C R E E Enriched by the Gift of …
read moreBy Junno Arocho In a decree signed by Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Penitentiary Major and Bishop Krzysztof Nykiel, regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Holy Father has granted the …
read moreBenedict XVI has granted a plenary indulgence to those taking part in a pilgrimage and national mission in honor of the 4th centenary of Our Lady of Cobre, Cuba's patron. The image of the …
read moreThe Vatican is offering a plenary indulgence for all faithful on the occasion of the Year for Priests, which is set to begin June 19 and last one year. The decree was made public today and …
read moreBenedict XVI is offering a plenary indulgence for those who participate in Sydney's World Youth Day this month and a partial indulgence for those who support it with their prayers. The …
read moreBenedict XVI will grant the faithful a plenary indulgence for the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes. The Holy See published a decree of …
read moreA plenary indulgence can be obtained by participants in the World Day of the Sick, the Vatican announced. The Holy See published a decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary today, stating that a …
read moreAnswered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: Reading the "Handbook of Indulgences" I learned that an indulgence attached to an object, such …
read moreA plenary indulgence can be gained by participants in the meeting of ecclesial movements and new communities with the Pope in St. Peter's Square on the eve of Pentecost. The decision was made …
read moreBenedict XVI is offering the faithful a plenary indulgence on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8, the 40th anniversary of the close of the Second Vatican Council. The …
read moreHere is a translation of the "Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary on the Gift of an Indulgence during the 'Year of the Eucharist,'" published in Italian and Latin in the Jan. 15 Italian …
read moreInstead of a "mercenary" attitude toward the indulgences offered during the Year of the Eucharist, this period must be lived with an attitude of openness to God's mercy, says a theologian. …
read moreThe Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 was not only of interest to the 25 million pilgrims who came to Rome for the occasion. It also caught the attention of sociologists of religion. Since 1996, …
read moreFor the first time since the schism caused by Martin Luther, Catholics, Reformed Protestants and Lutherans debated the question of indulgences together, one of the issues dividing these …
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