A message by Pope John Paul II for Divine Mercy Sunday, written prior to his death, was read April 2, 2005 — the day of his death — at the end of the first funeral Mass celebrated for the pontiff.

Among Catholic devotions, the Divine Mercy message is well-known: the iconic image of Christ, with rays of red and white pouring from his heart; St. Faustina, called the "Apostle of Divine Mercy;" and ...

Divine Mercy Sunday is a recent addition to the Church’s calendar, and it has links to both private revelation and the Bible. Millions of people look forward to and are profoundly moved by this day.

Editor’s Note: This appeal to New York Catholics was originally posted by Msgr. Roger Landry to his personal website. It is reprinted here with permission. Dear Fellow Catholics in New York City, We ...

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 ...

ROME -- For the wider world, this Sunday will be remarkable as the day when Pope John Paul II is beatified. But John Paul himself would probably insist that it’s even more significant as “Divine Mercy ...

They urged that you join in praying the Divine Mercy Novena beginning this Good Friday or Pray it any time you'd like! The Divine Mercy novena prayers were given to St. Faustina through an apparition ...

STOCKBRIDGE — For nearly 40 years, the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception have welcomed pilgrims from around the globe to worship at the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy at Eden Hill on ...