[2] Pope John Paul II blessed the crypt and the confessionals of the new church on the 30th of June 1985, whilst construction work was being undertaken.

The church has a basilica plan with a monumental façade made up of a portico centrally supported by two sets of three columns, each arranged in a triangle.

The architrave of the façade is styled after a Greek temple, with a painting of San Gabriel surround by angels and decorated with three other statues.

Half way along the central nave there is the old chapel that housed the relics of Saint Gabriel, prior to their relocation to the new church.

The chapel is in false Gothic style with tall and narrow arches and gold arabesques portraying praying angels.

At the altar, there is baroque marble decoration depicting the crucified Jesus and the Holy Spirit venerated by Mother Teresa of Calcutta and another woman.

Two main events are held each year: one in March, one hundred days prior to the high school diploma examinations, in which thousands of students from Abruzzo and Marche visit the sanctuary, to pray for a successful outcome, and to have their pens blessed; and another in the last week of August; where a tent city is set up where hundreds of young people (but also not so young) camp for five days, giving life to a religious meeting.

Famous visitors of the shrine include Pope John Paul II and Joseph Ratzinger when he was prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

The new church houses fine examples of sacred art by contemporary artists such as Enrico Accatino, Ugolino da Belluno, Guido Strazza, Tito Amodei, Nino Di Simone, as directed by the architect Eugenio Abruzzini.