Seven years later on another Divine Mercy Sunday, Apr. 30, 2000, the first of the new millennium, John Paul II canonized Sister Faustina, “the great apostle of Divine Mercy.” The Pope said: ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 27, 2025 / 05:00 am. On April 30, 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized Maria Faustina Kowalska and declared the second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday.

A message by Pope John Paul II for Divine Mercy Sunday, written prior to his death, was read April 2, 2005 — the day of his death — at the end of the first funeral Mass celebrated for the Pontiff.

On Aug. 17, 2002, twenty years ago today, Pope John Paul II entrusted the world to Divine Mercy as he consecrated the International Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Lagiewniki, Poland.

Divine Mercy Pilgrimage: A Visit to St. Faustina’s (and John Paul II’s) Krakow Learn where the ‘Apostle of Mercy’ conversed with Jesus, prayed and lived — and follow in the Mercy Pope ...

On April 2, 2005, John Paul II died on the Vigil of Divine Mercy. Yet he had one final reminder about Divine Mercy in his Regina Caeli message prepared for the Feast of Divine Mercy celebrated ...

When he canonized St. Faustina on April 30, 2000, he declared that the Sunday after Easter each year would be known as the "Divine Mercy Sunday." John Paul II was beatified on May 1, 2011, by his ...

VINELAND — The Pope John Paul II Retreat Center of Divine Mercy Parish here is reverting to its first use: a convent for nuns teaching at local Catholic schools. The center is at 414 S. 8th St ...

Pope John Paul II declared Divine Mercy Sunday a feast 25 years ago Apr 27, 2025 On Aug. 17, 2002, St. John Paul II entrusted the world to divine mercy as he consecrated the International Shrine ...

On April 30, 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized Maria Faustina Kowalska and declared the Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. This year, we celebrate the feast on April 16.

Vatican City, Apr 16, 2023 / 08:00 am. A message by Pope John Paul II for Divine Mercy Sunday, written prior to his death, was read April 2, 2005 — the day of his death — at the end of the ...

Seven years later on another Divine Mercy Sunday, April 30, 2000, the first of the new millennium, John Paul II canonized Sister Faustina, “the great apostle of Divine Mercy.” The pope said: ...