St. John Paul II has been called the “mercy pope” for good reason. As pope, he beatified and then canonized St. Faustina Kowalska, who received the message of divine mercy that later spread throughout ...

Each year since the year 2000, the Catholic Church has marked the Second Sunday of Easter as "Divine Mercy Sunday". The origin and spread of the Divine Mercy message and devotion throughout the world ...

St. John Paul II called Faustina’s canonization and Divine Mercy Sunday the happiest day of his life — a summit moment of his papacy and personal mission. Pope John Paul II laughs during a gathering ...

Some months ago, looking ahead to the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope St. John Paul II, I decided upon a parish commemoration of the final Holy Mass offered in his presence. He died on April 2, ...