The virtue of mercy may be scorned by the proud as being for suckers and losers, but Francis’ message was a deliberate ...

but that truth and mercy must be held together, as a Gospel imperative. Francis’ legacy was his insistence on this, and the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Mercy – the cornerstone of Pope Francis’ teaching and ministry – must guide the Catholic Church through ...

When the prohibition regarding the Divine Mercy message was lifted by Pope St. Paul VI, Sister Faustina Kowalska of the ...

The only person more hated than an outspoken speaker is a Black conservative who regularly gets accused of abandoning his ...

Such temporal punishment can also be remitted, in whole or in part, through indulgences granted by the Church. St. John Paul ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over the solemn Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday held in St. Peter’s ...

Pope Francis taught the church that the magisterium finds its clarity not merely in propositions but in acts of mercy.

Rhode Islanders recall being touched by Pope Francis' advocacy for migrants and victims of the war in Gaza, and his openness ...

The Philippines will make history this year on April 27, Divine Mercy Sunday, by becoming the first nation in the world to ...

Francis’ legacy was his insistence on this, and the way he showed how the Church can have a radical emphasis on mercy. Advertisement Advertisement He is not the first Pope to seek to recover the ...