The Catholic church celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Feast of the Divine Mercy while remembering Pope Francis

The Catholic church celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Feast of the Divine Mercy while remembering Pope Francis

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Every year on the second Sunday of Easter, Catholics are called to confess, take part in holy communion, and pray at the 'Chapel of the Divine Mercy'. Saint Michael's Cathedral in Springfield was open to everyone for adoration and confession. This comes as Pope Francis will be laid to rest over the weekend. "Back in the Jubilee year of 2000, 25 years ago, Pope John Paul II at that time established this feast of the Di…

Global Church prepares to celebrate 25 years of Divine Mercy Sunday

CV NEWS FEED // On April 27, Catholics around the world will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Divine Mercy Sunday, honoring the message of extraordinary mercy… The post Global Church prepares to celebrate 25 years of Divine Mercy Sunday appeared first on CatholicVote org.

The Pontificate of Pope Francis has been inscribed in the history of the Church as a time of exceptional appreciation for Polish witnesses of the faith and martyrs. Among the 942 new saints and more than 1.5 thousand blessed who were raised to the altars during this period, figures from Poland played a special role. Their lives have become an inspiration to millions. The Vatican News portal presents the most important canonizations and beatifica…

Divine Mercy & the Conversion of Sinners

During the Great Jubilee Year 2000, now twenty-five years ago (April 30, 2000, specifically) Pope St. John Paul II instituted the great feast of Divine Mercy Sunday. By his declaration, the feast is to be celebrated throughout the Church on the Second Sunday of Easter each year. On that same day, he canonized Maria Faustina Kowalska, a Polish consecrated nun who received a private revelation from the Lord to become His Secretary of Mercy. The bl…