Today is also “Divine Mercy Sunday,” designated by St. Pope John Paul II, based on the private revelations of St. Faustina Kowalska who, in her Diary (no. 49), ...

An image of Jesus of Divine Mercy and the "Angels Unawares" sculpture are seen in St. Peter's Square as people wait for Pope Francis to lead the "Regina Coeli" April 24, 2022, at the Vatican.

Divine Mercy Sunday, instituted by Pope St. John Paul II during the Great Jubilee year of 2000, is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter. Matthew Santucci/CNA Vatican.

When 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 either a plenary or partial indulgence.

Vatican City, Apr 27, 2025 / 09:45 am. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over the solemn Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday held in St. Peter’s Square, highlighting the need ...

John Paul II died in April of 2005 on the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday and he was beatified on Divine Mercy Sunday on May 1, 2011 by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.

Pope John Paul II called Saint Faustina the “great apostle of Divine Mercy in our time.” Born in Poland on Aug. 25, 1905, Saint Faustina was baptized as Helen Kowalska.

“On that day (Divine Mercy Sunday), the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy.

Divine Mercy Sunday is the first Sunday after Easter, and it celebrates the unfathomable mercy of Jesus Christ, a D.C.-based religious sister told Fox News Digital.

Archbishop of the Archdiocese for Military Services, the Most Rev. Timothy P. Broglio, JCD, makes his way into the Mother of Mercy Shrine as the main celebrant and homilist of solemn holy Mass on the ...

However, in recent years, this same Sunday has been given another name and another celebration which is Divine Mercy Sunday. First, this Second Sunday of Easter concludes the Octave of Easter.