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Original painting of the Divine Mercy, by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski in 1934. Wikimedia Commons 4.0. / nullBoston, Mass., Apr 15, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).What do a certain Polish nun and a certain Polish pope have in common? They both became saints and they were both instrumental in the institution of Divine Mercy Sunday, which offers many graces to the faithful. Be sure to thank St. John Paul II and St. Maria Faustina Kowalska this April 16 because as Divine Mercy Sunday rolls around again this year, the faithful have the opportunity to take refuge in the depths of Christ's mercy by receiving ...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 22, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNARome Newsroom, Apr 15, 2023 / 06:50 am (CNA).Pope Francis said Friday that he plans to visit Mongolia, the world's most sparsely populated sovereign country.In off-the-cuff remarks to employees of the Italian airline company that staffs the papal plane for his international trips, the pope said that he will travel to Mongolia after his scheduled trips to Hungary and France in the coming months."In two weeks' time, God willing, I will leave for my 41st pilgrimage,...

The Trappist Sisters of Nicaragua announced Feb. 27, 2023, that they are leaving Nicaragua for Panama. / Credit: Facebook Trappist Sisters of NicaraguaACI Prensa Staff, Apr 13, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA).The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, has confiscated a cloistered monastery and arrested 20 people for activities related to Holy Week in Nicaragua.The Trappist sisters of Nicaragua, who left the country in February after 22 years of service, reported April 11 that the government verbally informed the bishop of Juigalpa that the monastery would b...

Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel on the New England Campus of Thomas Aquinas College sustained an April 9, 2023, fire causing thousands of dollars in damages. / Courtesy of Thomas Aquinas CollegeBoston, Mass., Apr 13, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA).As Father Greg Markey, head chaplain at Thomas Aquinas College's New England campus, opened the door to the sacristy preparing for an early morning hour of eucharistic adoration on Easter Sunday, he was hit by a wall of black smoke. "And immediately I said, 'This is a fire. We have a fire here!'" Markey told CNA April 13. Markey could ...

Christ of Peace statue in Mexico. / Credit: Christ of Peace PatronageACI Prensa Staff, Apr 13, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA).On Resurrection Sunday, April 9, the Christ of Peace statue was dedicated in Tabasco county in Zacatecas state, Mexico. The monumental sculpture which sits atop a pedestal measures 108 feet high, which makes it the largest of its kind in the country.The statue stands in the center of the esplanade atop "Faith and Religion Hill."Present at the dedication were the governor of Zacatecas state, David Monreal Ávila; the president of Tabasco county, Gil Martínez; and the p...