Number of articles: 59

Just Start (1): Work for Free

First video in the series "Just Start. Ways to Help People." Produced in the Jubilee Year of Mercy, these videos seek to help make Pope Francis' desire a reality: that we Christians may contemplate God’s mercy and adopt it as our lifestyle.

Social initiatives

"Let us restore Sacrament of Reconciliation to the center"

In his March 4 address to the Apostolic Penitentiary Pope Francis said: "Let us restore to the center (and not only in this Jubilee Year) the Sacrament of Reconciliation, a true space of the Spirit."

From the Church and the Pope

Audio of Prelate: Clothing the Naked and Visiting the Imprisoned

A new audio in the series on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

Publications, Interviews, and Other Messages

Audio of Prelate: Feeding the Hungry and Giving Drink to the Thirsty

A new audio from the Prelate in the series on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

Publications, Interviews, and Other Messages

Communication and Mercy

"How I wish that our own way of communicating may never suggest a prideful and triumphant superiority over an enemy." Message of Pope Francis for 50th World Communications Day.

From the Church and the Pope

Novena for Forgiveness

With quotes from Saint Josemaria and going to his intercession, this novena prepared by Fr. Francisco Faus asks for the grace to learn how to forgive others. It can be downloaded in pdf, epub and mobi format.

Recent News

Door of Mercy Opened in Our Lady of Peace

The Holy Door in the prelatic church of Our Lady of Peace in Rome was recently opened, as in many churches and shrines around the world, and the plenary indulgence for the Jubilee of Mercy can now be gained there.

Recent News

Audio of Prelate: Visiting and Caring for the Sick

"The first corporal work of mercy the Church recommends to us is centered on visiting and caring for the sick: an effort we see Jesus carrying out frequently during his earthly journey." The Prelate continues his monthly reflections on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

Publications, Interviews, and Other Messages

"The joy of forgiveness"

In his homily at the Mass on 27 December for the feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis stressed the "great formative role played by the family in the pilgrimage of everyday life."

From the Church and the Pope

A Long Tradition of Service

Peter Bradshaw, a university student who lives in Warrane College in Sydney, Australia, recounts his experiences helping out in a home for the elderly and in a city shelter.

Personal testimonies