Holy Week and Divine Mercy Sunday, present everyone with particular plenary indulgences that everyone has the opportunity to receive. Here’s how to gain them for yourselves, your loved ones in ...

On New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, and the first day of 2026, the Catholic Church offers the opportunity to obtain plenary indulgences as a sign of God’s mercy and the desire for the sanctification of all ...

A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits of Jesus Christ to remove the temporal punishment due to sin. The indulgence applies to sins already forgiven. A ...

What do a certain Polish nun and a certain Polish pope have in common? They both became saints, and they were both instrumental in the institution of Divine Mercy Sunday, which offers many graces to ...

NEW YORK – Recent decrees issued by the Vatican office in charge of granting plenary indulgences, and approved by Pope Francis, grant a plenary indulgence to Catholics who participate in the upcoming ...

Pilgrims passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica during the Holy Year 2025, going to confession, receiving Communion and praying for the intentions of the pope can receive an indulgence, ...

Indulgences sparked a religious Reformation about 500 years ago, but local religion experts aren't bothered by a continued practice of giving them now. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, of the Peoria Diocese, ...