Year of Mercy
What is the true meaning of mercy?
By The Conversation — February 11, 2017
(The Conversation) In such times, talk about mercy may seem more like wishful thinking. But mercy matters – now more than ever.
Pope Francis meets ex-priests in gesture of mercy
By Josephine McKenna — November 11, 2016
ROME (RNS) The surprise visit to meet several men who left the priesthood and started a family could send a powerful message to church leaders.
Pope Francis makes surprise visits to neonatal unit, hospice
By Josephine McKenna — September 16, 2016
ROME (RNS) The impromptu visits, part of the Holy Year of Mercy events, were aimed at highlighting the Catholic Church's teaching on the sanctity of all life at all stages.
Pope Francis meets women rescued from sex trade
By Josephine McKenna — August 12, 2016
ROME (RNS) The surprise visit with 20 women rescued from sexual slavery was another sign of the pontiff's strong stance against human trafficking.
Pope Francis pets a tiger, and both show mercy
By David Gibson — June 16, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The unlikely encounter was perhaps the most unusual celebration yet for the Jubilee of Mercy -- a fun-filled audience with street musicians and circus performers that had a serious message.
Pope Francis: World’s powerful risk hell by ignoring the poor
By David Gibson — January 26, 2016
(RNS) “The greater their power and wealth, the more this blindness and deception can grow,” the pontiff writes in his Lenten message for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.
Comedian Roberto Benigni pitches Pope Francis’ book on mercy
By Rosie Scammell — January 12, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The actor who won an Oscar for an improbable comedy about the Holocaust brought his signature blend of humor and seriousness to the Vatican to help his hero, the pope.
Pope Francis opens doors to ‘Year of Mercy’ in a time of fear
By Rosie Scammell — December 8, 2015
(RNS) Tens of thousands of pilgrims underwent tight security checks, including metal detectors, in order to attend the ceremony.
The ‘Splainer: What’s that Jubilee Year of Mercy the pope keeps talking about?
By Rosie Scammell — December 4, 2015
(RNS) In outlining his views on the jubilee, Francis wrote: “The time has come for the church to take up the joyful call to mercy once more. It is time to return to the basics and to bear the weaknesses and struggles of our brothers and sisters.”
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