Articles on this issue "mercy"
Priests should make time to be available to hear confessions, and they approach the sacrament in humility, urges the primate of Peru in a new pastoral letter. "Ministers of Mercy" is the …
read moreJohn Paul II will consecrate the Divine Mercy Basilica during his trip to Poland in August, a news agency reported. The news from Polska Agencja Prasowa was confirmed by Monsignor Renato …
read moreHere is a translation of John Paul IIs address today before reciting the Regina Caeli with pilgrims in St. Peters Square. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters! 1. "Peace be with you!" This is how …
read moreHere is a translation of John Paul IIs address at todays general audience. He gave the address in Italian. * * * 1. The Paschal Triduum, which will make us relive the central event of our …
read moreJohn Paul II urged the faithful to live the Easter Triduum intensely, in order to understand better Gods mercy and the hope brought by Christ. Addressing thousands of pilgrims gathered in Paul …
read moreThe right to life is non-negotiable, the annual assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life said in a final statement published today. The "fundamental rights of man (as the history of nations …
read moreJohn Paul II spoke about Psalm 116[117] at todays general audience. Here is a translation of his address. * * * 1. This is the shortest of all the Psalms, made up, in the original Hebrew, of …
read moreA Christian must give witness to his beliefs today by proclaiming Gods tireless love for every person, says John Paul II. "Gods faithful love will not fail and will not abandon us to …
read moreHere is a translation of John Paul IIs address at todays general audience, which focused on Chapter 15 of the Book of Exodus. * * * 1. This hymn of victory (see Exodus 15:1-18), proposed for …
read moreJohn Paul II invited Christians to begin their day with a "quiver of praise" in the certainty of being "enveloped by the merciful gaze of God." The Pontiff made this proposal during the weekly …
read moreThe battle over euthanasia has heated up in recent days. On Thursday, Belgiums Senate voted 44-23 to approve a measure in favor of legal euthanasia. Studies have shown that more than one in 10 …
read moreAt todays general audience, John Paul II meditated on the Miserere, a Psalm that speaks of the darkness of sin and the unique experience of Gods forgiveness. "Even if our sins were as black as …
read moreHere is a translation of John Paul IIs address at the midweek general audience. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. "I exalt my God, and my spirit rejoices in the King of heaven" (Tobit 13:7). …
read moreTribulation seems to be Gods way of teaching us a lesson, though his mercy is always present, John Paul II told his general audience today. "Affliction seems to be a kind of divine pedagogy in …
read moreA year after the canonization of Sister Faustina Kowalska, a Polish religious known as the apostle of Divine Mercy, John Paul II celebrated Mass of the Divine Mercy in St Peters Square on …
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