April 2008 – Page 3

Francis Cardinal Arinze of Nigeria shares a laugh with a congress participant following his talk on Friday morning at St. John Lateran.

Mercy and Liturgy Share Spotlight

Cardinal Arinze Outlines Link Between Church's Public Worship and Love By Dan Valenti (Apr 4, 2008) Divine Mercy in the sacred liturgy took center stage and shared the spotlight at…

A Tall Task? Bringing Mercy to the Streets

A Tall Task? Bringing Mercy to the Streets To touch a soul. Even just one. That's Charles Yezak's goal. It's Friday afternoon, Day 3 of the first-ever World Apostolic Congress…

His Excellency William E. Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., who serves as an honorary member of the U.S. Congress's national committee, celebrated Holy Mass Friday, following the plenary sessions at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.

Bishop Lori, on the Rule of Law and the Rule of Love

His Excellency William E. Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., an honorary member of the U.S. Congress's national committee, was the celebrant of the International Holy Mass on Day 3 of…

Some 7,000 people from around the world — church officials, clergy, religious, delegates, and many thousands of lay people, all of whom share a love for Divine Mercy — are attending the congress. Above, the plenary sessions get underway on Friday at the Basilica of St. John Lateran.

Basilica Buoys Mercy Gathering

Congress and Cathedral Perfect Match of Topic and Setting By Dan Valenti (Apr 5, 2008) The World Mercy Congress plenary sessions are being held at St. John Lateran Basilica. To…

Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev of Austria, a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, added an ecumenical dimension to Friday's plenary session at the World Congress on Mercy in Rome. He shared a teaching on his church's understanding of God's limitless mercy, mercy that extends even for the redemption of those in hell (Orthodox theology teaches that Purgation occurs in the broader understanding of hell).

The Congress Catches Fire!

Russian Orthodox Bishop: God's Mercy is immeasurable love of the Father; Cardinal Schonborn Agrees By Dan Valenti (Apr 6, 2008) ROME How far can the mercy of God extend? Is…