Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Portiuncula Chapel has been designated by the Vatican office of the Apostolic Penitentiary as a site where Catholics can now receive a plenary indulgence. According to the Vatican decree, the plenary indulgence may be received on: August 2, the feast of Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula; October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi; January 22, the dedication of the Tomb of the Unborn Child located next to the Portiuncula; and on any day during the year of a persons choosing, or while completing a holy pilgrimage to the Portiuncula with a group. Franciscan University president Fr. Terrence Henry, TOR, said, “This is an extraordinarily gracious act by the Holy See that will provide an abundant outpouring of Gods mercy on the thousands of people who visit the Portiuncula Chapel every year.”