33 2015 — A small statue of St. John Paul II is installed near his first-class relic in the Shrine. On Dec. 8, Pope Francis ushers in the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy and designates a Holy Door at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy for pilgrims to gain plenary indulgences. 2016 — On June 5 in Rome, the Founder of the Marian Fathers, St. Stanislaus of Jesus Mary Papczynski (1631-1701), is canonized. A first-class relic is enshrined in a marble pedestal inside the Shrine opposite the firstclass relic of his fellow countryman, St. John Paul II. 2017 — Rededication of the renovated Holy Family Shrine. 2018 — An icon titled “Purgatory, The Promise of God’s Mercy” by Vivian Imbruglia is installed in the Shrine’s St. Joseph Chapel on March 19. The Shrine of the Holy Innocents is completed and rededicated on July 14. 2020 — The National Shrine is renovated after 60 years.
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