The Year of Mercy was proclaimed by Pope Francis and began on Dec. 8, 2015. "The Face of Mercy" weaves theology and history together with modern testimonials to reveal what constitutes the face of ...

We live in a graced world but it is often marred by failure and sin. Relationships are broken, terrible things are said and done, and hatred and vengeance can take hold of people’s hearts. Human ...

December: love it or hate it, it comes around every year and, whether we celebrate Christmas as a religious holy day, a cultural holiday, or not at all, almost everyone gets caught up in the ...

My, how time flies – we are already on the eighth day of Ramadan, with only 22 days left to embrace its blessings and maximise its rewards. Ramadan is divided into three ten-day phases, much like the ...

Erika Kirk’s forgiveness of Charlie’s assassin is far beyond human strength, an incomprehensible act of grace. In it, she shows the sign of the cross in the world, the paradox that death is conquered ...

The best sociopolitical art, like Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" and Jean Michel Basquiat's "Riding with Death," has always revealed the inner state of its creator. This dichotomy between the artist's ...

Every year, people throughout the world celebrate Easter, but Easter is incomplete without Good Friday — a day considered sacred by millions of Americans. On Good Friday, Christians remember the ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'Mercy and compassion must be our first impulse when confronted with sin and human failure,' said the cardinal, who will fill the seat vacated by Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who ...

SPOKANE, Wash - The leader of the Catholic church in Spokane remembered Pope Francis Monday as a pontiff focused on mercy and welcoming those who sought forgiveness. Bishop Thomas Daly of the Catholic ...

Mumbai: Muslims observed Shab-e-Baraat (Night of Forgiveness), a night of mercy and forgiveness, on the evening of Thursday, February 13. It is believed that on this night, Allah frees his followers ...

The aunt of New Orleans terror attack victim Martin "Tiger" Bech, a former All-Ivy League kick returner for the Princeton University football team, said faith is ...