In 2000, on the occasion of the canonization of a Polish nun, Sister Faustina Kowalska, Pope St. John Paul II instituted Divine Mercy Sunday, thus opening the feast and devotion to the Universal ...

Mary Makuc will be one of an estimated 15,000 pilgrims expected to descend on the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, this weekend for the first in-person celebration of ...

St. Faustina recorded the words of Jesus encouraging us to spread the message and image of Divine Mercy to others. A fresco by Claudio Secchi depicting one of the Divine Mercy apparitions to St.

Everything in the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Holy Bible speak of God’s unfathomable love and mercy — His justice is His Mercy. On April 30, 2000, Pope John Paul II declared, during the ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over the solemn Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday held in St. Peter’s Square, highlighting the need for the Church to follow in Pope Francis’ ...

On May 5, 2000, only five days after the canonization of Saint Faustina, Saint Pope John Paul II decreed that the Second Sunday of Easter would be known as Divine Mercy Sunday. In 1931 while the world ...

STOCKBRIDGE — While working in law enforcement, Fernando Rivera fractured his foot, forcing him into a wheelchair — and retirement. Although he has now moved on to using crutches, his diabetes puts ...

For many centuries the Sunday after Easter was known as “Low Sunday” in contrast to the High Sunday of Easter. However, in recent years, this same Sunday has been given another name and another ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Many Maine parishes are planning Divine Mercy Sunday celebrations for Sunday ...

Divine Mercy Funeral Home, one of the few funeral homes nationwide owned by a Roman Catholic diocese, will break ground Monday on a second location to help meet demand. The new 17,000-square-foot ...