VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Wednesday that we must listen to the cries of the poor and needy, resisting the temptation to close our hearts because we are “bothered” by their constant pleas for ...

“Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a ...

Pope Francis celebrated the beginning of the fourth year of his pontificate with an evocative summary of his first three -- preaching to crowds in St. Peter's Square on Jesus' mercy towards a woman ...

Bestselling author Susan Tassone has come out this month with another book in time for Divine Mercy Sunday — Jesus Speaks to Faustina and You. Much like her last book, Day by Day With Saint Faustina, ...

Did you ever think about who was most responsible for the death of Jesus? Over the years there has been much to do about people claiming the Jews killed Jesus. Cleary, not all Jews can be blamed for ...

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, raises the Book of the Gospels as he celebrates Mass in the presence of Pope Francis on the feast of ...

MIDDLETOWN >> The Mercy and Xavier Drama Club spring musical, Jesus Christ Superstar opens for a three-performance run this weekend, March 10-12. The story is loosely based on the Gospels’ accounts of ...

RE ‘IGNORING MERCY’ (letter, Aug. 10): I, too, am a follower of Jesus. And I am grieved when I read a letter by someone like the letter-writer, who tries to use Jesus for political purposes. I don’t ...

The eighth psychological portrait I have to convey is that of Jesus. Uh, how does a believer properly share his impressions of the psychology of Jesus? This is matter for fear and awe. Well, I will ...

Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Aug. 31. (Credit: CNS/Paul Haring.) VATICAN CITY — Jesus’ loving gaze of tenderness and mercy extends to all who ...