When Louise May saw a picture of Pope Francis opening the Holy Door of Mercy at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, she said she heard “a […]
Open to Mercy: St. Augusta sixth-graders create Holy Door replica
Pilgrimage Site Profile: Benedictine Fathers and Brothers — St. John’s Abbey Church
Pope Francis declared an Extraordinary Year of Mercy beginning Dec. 8, 2015, and ending Nov. 20, 2016. In addition to designating shrines within the St. Cloud […]
Catholic school students visit Benedictine sisters, monks on Year of Mercy pilgrimage
The idea of a pilgrimage during the Year of Mercy took Benedictine Sister Lisa Kittock by storm. After hearing Pope Francis suggest that people make pilgrimages […]
Pilgrimage Site Profile: Crosier Fathers and Brothers — Holy Cross Priory Church
Pope Francis declared an Extraordinary Year of Mercy beginning Dec. 8, 2015, and ending Nov. 20, 2016. In addition to designating shrines within the St. Cloud […]
An ocean of tears calls for mercy, compassion, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The tears shed by men, women and children around the world each day cry out for mercy, compassion and consolation, Pope Francis […]
A Dress for an Angel
Seamstresses hope their work offers comfort to grieving families As a child, Sarah Zeroth often played with the colorful fabric scraps of her grandma’s latest sewing […]
Pilgrimage Passport project teaches students how to show mercy
When Pope Francis announced a Year of Mercy beginning last November, staff at The Visitor and other diocesan offices came up with the idea of a […]
Scout initiative aims to provide ‘soles for souls’
Boy Scouts from Troop 106 stood in their uniforms outside the doors of St. Peter and St. Paul churches in St. Cloud April 2-3 and handed […]