On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the “Christmas at Greccio,” as experienced by Saint Francis of Assisi, the Holy Father has granted that “the faithful receive a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions from 8 December 2023, the Solemnity of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to 2 February 2024, Feast of the Presentation in the Temple of Our Lord Jesus Christ, “by visiting the churches run by Franciscan families throughout the world and stopping in prayer in front of the nativity scenes set up there”.
Attached is the full text of the letter of the ministers of the Franciscan Family Conference about the Plenary indulgence on the occasion of the eight centenary of “Christmas at Greccio”.