Jubilee for those devoted to the Spirituality of Divine Mercy
Pilgrimages to the Holy Doors – Prayer Vigil in Saint Peter’s Square with Pope Francis – Holy Mass in Saint Peter’s Square with Pope Francis
Understanding the feast of divine mercy
The sunday of divine mercy is how is called the second sunday of easter. This name has been given by John Paul II as a response to the message of Merciful Jesus to Saint Faustina, as she said in her spiritual diary: “Paint an image according to the pattern you see, with the signature: “Jesus, […]
Missionaries of Mercy: Doors that open to the service of brothers
th February 2016, Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis celebrated in the Basilica of St. On 10 Peter, the opening Mass of the Lenten season. On this occasion the Pontiff sent over 1,000 priests from around the world chosen to be Missionaries of Mercy. This year, on the occasion of the Jubilee of Mercy, the Pope allowed these priests summoned […]
“Let our lives be conquered and transformed by the Resurrection,”
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis recited the Regina Coeli on Easter Monday, leading the pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square in a rousing chant of “Christ is risen!” “In Him, through our Baptism, we are risen, we have passed from death to life, from the slavery of sin to the freedom of love,” said the Pope. “This […]
Fr. Cantalamessa’s 5th Lenten Homily: East and West Before the Mystery of Salvation
Here is the fifth Lenten homily given this year by the preacher of the Pontifical Household, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa. * * * With this meditation we conclude our overview of the common faith of East and West, and we conclude it with what concerns us more directly, the problem of salvation: that is, how […]
Pope: a society can be judged by the way it treats its children
Pope Francis today turned his thoughts to the countless children across the world who live in poverty and need. Addressing the crowds in St. Peter’s Square gathered for the weekly General Audience, the Pope continued in his catechesis on the family, focusing this time on children. Pope Francis said that children are a great gift […]
Pope Francis: homily with announcement of Year of Mercy
Pope Francis presided over a penance service in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday afternoon, during which he announced an extraordinary Jubilee dedicated to Divine Mercy. Below, please find Vatican Radio’s English translation of the Holy Father’s homily, in which he made the announcement. ******** This year as last, as we head into of the Fourth […]
Pope Francis to confessors: be authentically merciful
Pope Francis on Thursday received a group of priests and bishops participating in a special formation initiative of the Apostolic Penitentiary on the internal forum. The Apostolic Penitentiary is the Church tribunal that deals primarily with issues that arise in and around the Sacrament of Confession, as well as the lifting of excommunications reserved to […]
Have you read Pope Francis’ message for you this Lent?
“Make your hearts firm” (Jas 5:8) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Lent is a time of renewal for the whole Church, for each communities and every believer. Above all it is a “time of grace” (2 Cor 6:2). God does not ask of us anything that he himself has not first given us. “We love because he […]
Message of Pope Francis for World Youth Day 2015
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE THIRTIETH WORLD YOUTH DAY 2015 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God (Mt 5: 8) Dear Young Friends, We continue our spiritual pilgrimage toward Krakow, where in July 2016 the next international World Youth Day will be held. As our guide for the […]