‘Mercy cannot become a mere parenthesis in the life of the Church,” the pope wrote in an apostolic letter, Misericordia et Misera, (“Mercy and Misery”), which he signed at the end of the Year...
John Lee, Johannesburg – I was delighted and overjoyed to receive a surprise letter from Bishop Emeritus Hubert Bucher of Bethlehem, now residing at Mariannhill. The letter, its enclosures and contents, was for me...
Tears, prayers, caresses — but most of all, listening — were the hallmarks of Pope Francis’ “Mercy Friday” visits during the Year of Mercy. As the jubilee began last December, Pope Francis said he...
Following Christ the King, whose regal power is love and mercy, means the whole church and each Christian must “follow his way of tangible love,” Pope Francis said. Celebrating the feast of Christ the...
Christians are called to love and serve all people, no matter their social standing, race, culture or religion. “Whoever I find at my job (or) in my neighbourhood is a person to love as...
Pope Francis’ Year of Mercy has been a refresher course for Catholics – a reminder and an inspiration to follow Jesus’ command to show compassion through works of mercy. While the pope has spent...
God’s mercy is poured out upon the repentant so that they can change and grow, sharing mercy with others and helping build families, neighbourhoods and societies where people learn to forgive, Pope Francis said....
Visiting the sick and the imprisoned are works of mercy that not only benefit the suffering and the abandoned, but benefit the visitors who are enriched by being with those who suffer like Christ,...
Authentic religions help people understand that they are, in fact, loved and can be forgiven and are called to love and forgive others, Pope Francis said.”We thirst for mercy, and no technology can quench...
While donation campaigns and charitable contributions for the needy are important, true Christian charity involves a more personal touch, Pope Francis said. Coming face to face with the poor may pose a challenge and...
Every afternoon, Asma Khalil and her three children — refugees from Syria — walk a half-hour from their one-room dwelling through the tangled streets and alleyways of Bourj Hammoud, a crowded suburb of Beirut,...
Father Engelmar Unzeitig died in the Nazi concentration camp of Dachau and was beatified last month. Fr Yves La Fontaine CMM looks at Bl Engelmar’s significance for our times in the Year of Mercy....
