Visiting the sick and the imprisoned are works of mercy that not only benefit the suffering and the abandoned, but benefit the visitors who are enriched by being with those who suffer like Christ, Pope Francis said.
Christians called to restore dignity to sick, imprisoned, pope says
Walls aren’t answer to people fleeing their homeland, pope says
Closing doors to immigrants and refugees is not the answer — in fact, it only helps encourage the crime of human trafficking, Pope Francis said.
Deacon devotes decades to digging graves, praying for the dead
Deacon Joe Kittok digs holes for a living.
He spends an hour and a half several times a week removing about 4 cubic yards of dirt, which he takes to his 35-acre property in Delano and spills onto the ground. He gets $400 per hole, which adds up to a decent living.
Pope proposes care for creation as a new work of mercy
The pope reflected on the need for an integral ecology in Christian life in his message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Sept. 1.
Forgive All Offenses/Injury
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Pope: Patch up family feuds, forgive, let go of painful past
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Let the Year of Mercy be the time to end all family feuds, to forgive each other and let bygones be bygones, […]
Comfort the Afflicted
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