Dioceses prepare for Pope Francis’ worldwide Confession drive
Over this weekend Pope Francis will be participating in this initiative by presiding at a penitential service in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and by hearing Confessions.
Over this weekend Pope Francis will be participating in this initiative by presiding at a penitential service in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and by hearing Confessions.
Only if our hearts are open and we recognize ourselves as sinners can we receive God’s mercy. - Pope Francis
Pope Francis says the Church has no need for “blood” money that derives from exploitation of people; what it needs is that the hearts of faithful be open to God’s mercy.
Bishop Francis Duffy, Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, has published a pastoral letter for the Jubilee Year of Mercy which runs from 8 December 2015 to 20 November 2016. In his pastoral Bishop Duffy says: "We don’t use the word mercy that much in everyday speech....
Following the Angelus on Sunday 21 February, Pope Francis offered the faithful gathered in Saint Peter’s Square the gift of a small box, designed to look like a box of medicine, containing a small Rosary and an image of the Merciful Jesus. “Lent is a good time to...