COMMENTARY: The mercy of God is invoked at any Catholic funeral, and Divine Mercy has been a mainstay of papal life for 25 years.

Sunday, April 27, is the Second Sunday of Easter; Sunday of Divine Mercy. Mass readings: Acts 5:12-16; Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, ...

Barron noted “that’s Francis” as he recalled several of the pope’s personal styles such as his humor, his “personal simplicity” and his application of the Bible’s teachings.

Throngs of ordinary faithful made their way slowly to the 16th-century basilica's main altar, where Francis' simple wooden ...

Senior political figures are among the believers who have come to pay tribute to the late leader of the Catholic Church.

Catholic leaders in Edmonton are reflecting on the legacy of Pope Francis, a progressive pontiff who made an indelible mark on the faithful in Alberta.

One day, I noticed in the pew that someone had left a pamphlet for me on the Divine Mercy Chaplet. I remember thinking ... Walk through Lent with Sister Emily Vincent For weeks, the Catholic Star ...

The past several months, I have been accompanying my adult first cousin once removed, Tara, as she has grown deeper in her Catholic faith through the Order ... experiencing the beautiful gift of Jesus ...

The Mass for the Jubilee of Priests instituted as Missionaries of Mercy was celebrated on Sunday at the Basilica of Sant’Andrea della Valle in Rome. Hundreds of “Missionaries of Mercy ...

“May they remain a source of reconciliation and an encouragement to look to the future with heartfelt hope inspired by the Father’s mercy,” the Holy Father said. Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic ...

These concessions put me closer to the traditional stance of the Roman Catholic Church, of which Vance is a member ... Maybe then Vance would have prayed not for victory, but for God’s mercy.