Measuring the jubilee not with numbers, but the quality of mercy
ROME — Today marks the formal close of the special jubilee Holy Year of Mercy launched by Pope Francis last December 8, and as the curtain comes down, it’s inevitable that the question will arise: Was...
View ArticleA quick summary of pope’s letter ending the Year of Mercy
As the Year of Mercy ended, Pope Francis signed an apostolic letter imploring us to continue being merciful called Misericordia et Misera. This letter continues key themes of Francis. The title refers...
View ArticlePope extends forgiveness for abortion, creates Day of the Poor
ROME – In a document concluding his jubilee Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has extended indefinitely special permission for priests to forgive women and others involved in abortions, as well as...
View ArticleMissionary of Mercy priest counsels patience in the confessional
Having spent the Holy Year fulfilling his mandate as one of Pope Francis’s Missionaries of Mercy, Father John Paul Zeller has some advice for his fellow priests when it comes to forgiveness and the...
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A look back at some key moments of the Year of Mercy
ROME—Now that the dust has settled a bit on Pope Francis’s Jubilee Year of Mercy, which formally ended last Sunday, it’s worth looking back at some of its key moments, trying to gauge how the pontiff’s...
View ArticleOut on the periphery, papal petition sets prisoners free
ASUNCION, Paraguay — Illustrating Pope Francis’s long-held conviction that the Gospel is received first at the margins of society, it turns out that three countries who responded to his November 6...
View ArticleAs door closes on Year of Mercy, Catholics reflect on its legacy
MINNEAPOLIS – Hundreds filled the front steps of the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis on November 20 following Mass to witness the closing of the church’s Holy Doors, marking the end of the Catholic...
View ArticleVatican says 3.9 million pilgrims visited during Jubilee year
ROME — More than 3.9 million pilgrims visited and attended papal events, liturgies or prayer services during the Holy Year of Mercy in 2016, the Vatican said. The Prefecture of the Papal Household, the...
View ArticleO’Malley: Women who’ve had abortions need to find forgiveness
ORLANDO, Florida – Any pastor, of any faith, spends a disproportionate share of his or her time dealing with suffering souls. People are especially likely to reach out to a pastor at the lowest moments...
View ArticlePope Francis appoints Michigan pastor as bishop of Diocese of Salina
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pope Francis has named Monsignor Gerald L. Vincke, pastor of Holy Family Parish in Grand Blanc, Michigan, as bishop of the Diocese of Salina, Kansas. Vincke, 53, is a priest of the...
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