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Misericordia et misera Apostolic Letter of Pope Francis at the Conclusion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy FRANCIS TO ALL WHO READ THIS APOSTOLIC LETTER MERCY AND PEACE Misericordia et misera is a phrase used by Saint Augustine in recounting...

Farmers pause in their fields at midday and bow their heads in prayer. [i] Businessmen and women overhear the ringing bells during their lunch break in the downtown business district. And neighbors to Catholic Churches may hear the church bells toll...

I wrote these notes to speak to a U.S. audience in 2007, in liturgical year ‘A.’ The word ‘advent’ is derived from the Latin word ‘adventus,’ which means ‘coming’ or ‘arrival.’  Ancient...

Pope Francis delivers the official Bull of Indiction at the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee Year of Mercy, which takes place from December 8 to November 20, 2016. Misericordiae Vultus BULL OF INDICTION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE...

This is the full text of Misericordiae Vultus, the bull of indiction of the extraordinary jubilee of mercy: 1. Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy. These words might well sum up the mystery of the Christian faith. Mercy has become living...