Vatican City, Feb 2, 2006 / 22:00 pm
The Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary office, led by former Denver Archbishop, Cardinal James Francis Stafford, has announced that a Plenary Indulgence will be offered to faithful who participate in this year’s annual World Day of the Sick.
The World Day of the Sick, which will be celebrated on February 11th of this year, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, is the fifteenth of its kind, celebrated annually.
This year, it will take place in Adelaide, Australia, culminating with a Eucharistic celebration in that city’s cathedral of St. Francis Xavier.
Cardinal Stafford, who is the Vatican’s major penitentiary, met with Pope Benedict on January 2nd asking for the concession of special indulgences for the sick.