To encourage penance and a re-dedication to the way of the Gospel on the 150th anniversary of the Lourdes apparitions, the Pope has made a plenary indulgence available for pilgrims who visit this year (effective yesterday through Dec. 8, 2008) or who visit a Lourdes shrine elsewhere in the world during the Octave of Our Lady of Lourdes, Feb. 2- 11, 2008.How shall we cover this news, religion reporters?
Right: BBC version, basic facts correct, not snide.
Wrong: Formerly Gray Lady version. How disrespectful can you be?
Here's the Lourdes jubilee site.
