Pope Says Jesus the Light Invites Us Out of Dark Blindness at ‘24 Hours for the Lord’
After ‘the forgiveness of the Father,’ in confession, the Holy Father told attendees to ‘celebrate in our hearts, because he is celebrating.’
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Pope Francis: ‘We Can Be Mediators of Mercy’
“We (can) do acts of mercy, opening our hearts to reach everyone with the works of mercy, which are the merciful inheritance that God the Father has had with us,” the Holy Father said Jan. 27.
Pope on Ash Wednesday: ‘Return to the Arms of God and Cry in Those Arms’
The Holy Father reminded the faithful Feb. 18, the start of Lent, ‘The Lord does not ever tire of having mercy on us … inviting us to return to him with a new heart.’
Pope: Jesus Suffers With Us and Cures Sin Through Mercy
At his Feb. 15 Angelus address, the Holy Father told the faithful: “Be ‘imitators of Christ’ in front of a poor or sick person ... drawing close with tenderness and compassion. Let us be infected by good, and let us infect others with it.”
Grief Over Brittany Maynard’s Suicide Prompts Christian Response
While the Catholic Church teaches that suicide is a grave sin, it also preaches a profound trust in God’s mercy and recognizes that only God can judge where an eternal soul will go.
