“The two of them alone remained: mercy with misery”. Pope Francis encourages us to encounter God's mercy once again in the Sacrament of Confession. ...read more

At 5:00 this afternoon in the Vatican Basilica, Pope Francis presided over the Rite of Reconciliation of several penitents with individual confession and absolution. Below is the homily pronounced by the Holy Father during the Liturgy of the Word of today’s Penitential celebration. ...read more