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.

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 ...

The image occupies a key position in all the devotion to the Divine Mercy. It portrays the figure of the risen, blessing Christ, according to the description by Sister Faustina after the vision she ...

For the faithful worldwide, the gifts of Easter continue after the official remembrance of Jesus' resurrection. For Catholics around the world, Sunday, April 7, 2024, is known as Divine Mercy Sunday.

Pope Francis during the Regina Caeli on Divine Mercy Sunday noted that the “fullness of life” comes not from the pursuit of transitory pleasure but is “realized in Jesus.” “To have life,” the pope ...

Organizers have announced that a Second Asian Convention of Divine Mercy will be held this fall in the Diocese of Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia. The convention, held Nov. 17-20, will be hosted by Bishop ...

Mercy. What are we asking for when we ask for God's mercy? Because we use the word during the penitential rite in our Eucharist, we often think of the plea for mercy as a petition for forgiveness, but ...

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 ...

Sunday is the Feast of The Divine Mercy, a devotion to the merciful love of God. The devotion arose from apparitions of Jesus seen by St. Faustina Kowalska. (Credit: CNS.) Listen As the Easter Octave ...