Post-pandemic pilgrims in Italy to be given plenary indulgence
A new tourism initiative by the Italian bishops' conference seeks to attract pilgrims to the country's many shrines
Updated: June 03, 2021 04:56 AM GMT
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The shrine at Loreto in Italy. (Photo: vaticannews)
As Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease in Italy, the country's bishops are hoping a new tourism initiative will attract would-be pilgrims.
One way the June 1-Sept. 17 initiative, "
Ora viene il bello" ("Now comes the beautiful"), hopes to draw pilgrims is by granting a plenary indulgence to those who visit one of Italy's many shrines.
Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican office that promotes and regulates indulgences, signed a decree granting a plenary indulgence after a request was made May 17 by Bishop Stefano Russo, general secretary of the Italian bishops' conference.