Urbi et Orbi Blessing and Plenary Indulgence:
Pope Francis will participate in a prayer service in front of St. Peter’s Basilica this Friday, March 27, 6 p.m. Rome time (1 p.m. eastern and 10 a.m. pacific) before offering a special Urbi et Orbi blessing, with the possibility of obtaining a plenary indulgence
Watch the prayer service: Vatican YouTube channel (English; other languages are available).
Decree for the plenary indulgence
Text of the Holy Father’s prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick