Our Rome-based journalist Philippa Hitchen interviews Ken Hackett, US Ambassador to the Holy See. Read the article on www.messengersaintanthony.com. See also the contents page of the March issue of the Messenger of Saint Anthony.
The Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy, is an International Shrine and it belongs to that restricted list of shrines, cathedrals and churches where the faithful may access the gift of a plenary indulgence during the Jubilee Year of Mercy.
The friars of the Basilica recommend an itinerary of six steps in order to help pilgrims in their penitential journey.
