Jubilee Year of Mercy
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Pope Francis: when you say 'love,' do you really know what it means?
Love was the center of Pope Francis’ second daily homily after taking a break for Christmas - he said the word... Read more
Missionaries of Mercy to be sent out under the gaze of Padre Pio
The body of Padre Pio will be on display for veneration at next month’s Ash Wednesday Mass in the Vatican,... Read more
It’s official! Mother Teresa is going to be canonized
After months of anticipation, the miracle allowing for the canonization of Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta has officially been approved... Read more
How does God show mercy to us? Through the Church, Pope says
The Church is the “living sign” of God's love and mercy in the world, Pope Francis said during his Wednesday... Read more
How can we live the Year of Mercy? Suggestions from Southern Africa’s bishops
The Jubilee Year of Mercy is a time to reach out to others as “missionaries of God’s mercy,” the Southern... Read more
Pope Francis postpones Milan visit due to 'intense' Jubilee schedule
The Vatican announced today that due to Pope Francis’ busy schedule during the Jubilee of Mercy, he has decided to... Read more
The Year of Mercy and theology: a conversation with Cardinal Müller
At the opening of the Year of Mercy called by Pope Francis, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for... Read more
Why a Jubilee of Mercy? Because the Church needs it, Pope Francis says
The day after opening the Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis dedicated his general audience remarks to answering the question... Read more
What is mercy – and what are some false conceptions of it?
Is it simply having pity for someone or bending the rules? As the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy kicks off,... Read more
It’s time to rediscover God’s mercy, Pope says at Jubilee launch
Pope Francis has officially commenced the Jubilee of Mercy, calling those who pass through the newly-opened Holy Door to rediscover... Read more
The Year of Mercy: What's it all about?
One of the central aims of the Jubilee of Mercy will be to reorient the Sacrament of Confession back to... Read more
Benedict XVI will attend Holy Door opening at Vatican to start Year of Mercy
The Vatican has announced Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will take part in the official inauguration of the Jubilee of Mercy... Read more
What Argentina's bishops are proposing to drug traffickers
The Argentine bishops' conference issued “a strong call to conversion” to those involved in drug trafficking and dealing, urging them... Read more
Make the mercy jubilee a 'revolution of tenderness', Pope urges
Pope Francis has granted an interview to the official website for the Jubilee of Mercy, in which he expresses his... Read more
Pope to Church: Don't act like you're on lockdown
Pope Francis Wednesday centered his weekly catechesis on the upcoming Year of Mercy, urging the Church not only to keep... Read more
Pope Francis to open Bangui's Holy Door while in Central African Republic
On Sunday Pope Francis announced that he will jump-start the Jubilee of Mercy by opening the diocese of Bangui’s Holy... Read more
Mercy, dialogue to be the focus of World Communications Day
Announced Tuesday, this year’s theme for World Communications Day is inspired by the upcoming Jubilee of Mercy, and stresses that... Read more
In Cuba, Pope Francis will be a 'Missionary of Mercy'
The Cuban bishops have announced that the theme for Pope Francis' Sept. 19-22 visit to their nation will be “Missionary... Read more
Are dialogue and reconciliation with the SSPX part of the Jubilee for Mercy?
Pope Francis' decision that during the Jubilee Year of Mercy the faithful can receive absolution from priests of the Society... Read more
