Editing Indulgence (section)

======Special indulgences======
A plenary indulgence may also be gained on some occasions, which are not everyday occurrences. They include but are not limited to:
* Receiving, even by radio or television, the blessing given by the Pope {{lang|la|[[Urbi et Orbi]]}} ('to the city [of Rome] and to the world') or that which a bishop is authorized to give three times a year to the faithful of his diocese.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* Taking part devoutly in the celebration of a day devoted on a world level to a particular religious purpose.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Under this heading come the annual celebrations such as the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, and occasional celebrations such as [[World Youth Day]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/news_archives/plenary_indulgence |work=[[World Youth Day 2008]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902132854/http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/news_archives/plenary_indulgence |archive-date=2 September 2007 |title=Plenary Indulgence |access-date=2 November 2019 |year=2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cairns.catholic.org.au/wyd2008/journey.html |title=World Youth Day 2008, Cairns, Queensland, Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206135404/http://www.cairns.catholic.org.au/wyd2008/journey.html |archive-date=6 December 2007 |access-date=2 November 2019 |date=15 October 2007 |first=Ben |last=O'Donoghue |work=Catholic Diocese of Cairns}}</ref>
*Taking part for at least three full days in a [[retreat (spiritual)|spiritual retreat]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*Taking part in some functions during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

Special indulgences are also granted on occasions of particular spiritual significance such as a [[Jubilee (Christianity)|jubilee year]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ewtn.com/jubilee/indulgence/index.htm |title=The Great Jubilee Indulgence |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528093302/http://www.ewtn.com/Jubilee/indulgence/index.htm |archive-date=28 May 2019 |access-date=2 November 2019 |work=Jubilee 2000|publisher=[[Ewtn.com]]}}</ref> or the centenary or similar anniversary of an event such as the apparition of [[Our Lady of Lourdes]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/tribunals/apost_penit/documents/rc_trib_appen_doc_20071121_decreto-lourdes_en.html |title=Grant of indulgence on the occasion of the 150th apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes |date=21 November 2007 |access-date=2 November 2019 |first=Cardinal James Francis |last=Stafford |author-link=James Francis Stafford |editor-first=Gianfranco |editor-last=Girotti |editor-link=Gianfranco Girotti |journal=[[Vatican.va]]}}</ref>