Through prayer and the Gift of the Holy Ghost, I am led along the path that leads back to my heavenly home. Human. Dawn M. Blundell, lead pastor, Epworth United Methodist Church, Fallon.

Budde arrives as President Donald Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21, ... I am not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others.

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. A plea for mercy “In these days, I’ve been able to read a book by a cardinal — Cardinal Kasper, a good theologian — about mercy.

FILE – Pope Francis gestures as he delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 17, 2013.

— Francis’ First Angelus prayer from his studio window, March 17, 2013. ___ A greeting for Benedict “We are brothers.” — Francis, upon meeting Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time after the ...

FILE - Pope Francis gestures as he delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 17, 2013.