Vatican Corner 1-3-16

by | Jan 3, 2016 | Vatican Corner

VATICAN CORNER con!nued… The ini!al rite of the Jubilee of Mercy is the opening of the Holy Door. This door is only opened during a Holy Year, and is otherwise closed. Tradi!onally only the four major basilicas of Rome have a Holy Door: St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran,...

Vatican Corner 12-27-15

by | Dec 27, 2015 | Vatican Corner

VATICAN CORNER Con!nued … Mercy is a theme very dear to Pope Francis. He has recounted his very first experience of God’s mercy in his own life, when he walked into a confessional as a 17 year old in Buenos Aires and walked out knowing that he was called to...