I want to let our readers know that this subject can be a bit complicated, but plenary indulgences center around the mercy of God.

“My hope and my prayer is that we are able to understand and connect to this void, this hurt, this hunger that we as the body of Christ have,” he said. “Jesus knows we are hungry and he wants to satisfy that hunger for us,” he said.

Pope Francis has granted the faithful the opportunity to obtain two plenary indulgences for the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Austin.

There is so much to be thankful for — our dedicated clergy and religious, the lay faithful and the 700,000 Catholics who call Austin and the Diocese of Austin home!

Established in 1947, the Diocese of Austin was the seventh diocese in the state of Texas. Read more about its history, and anniversary celebration plans!