Jubilee of Mercy Archives

In multiple ways, Pope Francis lays out a spirituality of the ordinary
- Apr 11, 2018
Pope Francis spent Tuesday with the Missionaries of Mercy, a corps of more than 1,000 priests from all over the world, who will be key to implementing the vision he laid out in “Gaudete et Exsultate.”

By John L. Allen Jr.
Pope Francis in 2017: Walking a tightrope for more stamps in the passport
- Dec 17, 2017
In three out of four of his overseas trips in 2017, Francis had to measure his words and deeds very carefully, knowing that saying too much — or too little — could have been dangerous.

By Inés San Martín
More than just giving – World Day of the Poor highlights change of attitude
- Nov 6, 2017
Pope Francis announced the World Day for the Poor in his concluding message for the Jubilee Year of Mercy. He said he wanted it to be celebrated annually on the Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, a week before the Solemnity of Christ the King, as “yet another tangible sign of this Extraordinary Holy Year.”

By Elise Harris, CNA

Ahead of World Day of the Poor, pope calls for deeds not words

Jun 13, 2017

Pope Francis called Christians and people of all beliefs to celebrate the World Day of the Poor, which he called for after the Jubilee of Mercy, by helping those in need and the marginalized not only in words, but in concrete deeds. On November 19, the pope will invite 500 poor people to have lunch in the Vatican.

By Claire Giangravè

Vatican says 3.9 million pilgrims visited during Jubilee year

Dec 29, 2016

According to a statement by the Vatican more than 3.9 million pilgrims visited and attended papal events, liturgies or prayer services during the Holy Year of Mercy in 2016. The numbers fell short of the 5.9 million pilgrims who visited in 2014 probably due to terror attacks in Europe.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Year of Mercy was especially needed in South Sudan, bishop notes

Dec 14, 2016

The Jubilee Year of Mercy was especially needed in South Sudan, a nation plagued by war and famine, according to Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Diocese of Tombura-Yambio. “That was so timely for us in South Sudan, that a people have to learn to forgive one another.”

By Matt Hadro