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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

“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 ...

Faithful followers of Jesus do not listen to his teachings, examine his actions and debate mercy and empathy. They celebrate it. They bask in it! They know that if it were not for empathy, there would ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.) Listen VATICAN CITY — Jesus’ loving gaze of tenderness and mercy extends to all ...

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 ...