During a break in talks on Thursday, Bridget Anyaegbuma, right, and Mary Therisa Onyeji, from the United Kingdom, pose by the image of The Divine Mercy in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.
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With each opportunity on Day Two of the congress to learn more about God's message of mercy, delegates also had time for prayer.
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The Most Reverend Ramon C. Arguelles, archbishop of Lipa, Philippines, does a little Divine Mercy reading between talks at the Basilica of St. John Lateran.
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Delegates to the World Apostolic Congress on Mercy file into Our Lady of the Angels in Rome for afternoon workshops and Eucharistic Adoration on Thursday.
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As the Congress gets down to work, the light of faith and mercy keeps a steady vigil.
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Delegates packed St. John Lateran for the morning sessions Thursday. On the bill was a series of Divine Mercy testimonies. Above, Cardinal Barbarin of France is shown on one of the many video screens situated throughout the basilica.
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A statue of Our Blessed Mother watches over things at Our Lady of the Angels, where delegates met Thursday afternoon for workshops.
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The architecture at Our Lady of the Angels, site of afternoon workshops, echoes the immensity of the proceedings.
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Father Kaz Chwalek, MIC, one of the organizers of the congress, prays the Chaplet of The Divine Mercy on Thursday at Our Lady of the Angels.
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World Apostolic Congress on Mercy - Day 2
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Father Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, left, greets Fr. Benedict Groeschel, following the workshops on Thursday at Our Lady of the Angels.
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The Holy Family Chorale performs Thursday inside Our Lady of the Angels.
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Cardinal Barbarin of France opens up the testimonies on Thursday on interreligious dialogues drawn by The Divine Mercy.
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Following the workshops on Thursday at Our Lady of the Angels, congress delegates had the opportunity to ask questions of the speakers.
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Delegates to the congress know that, without prayer, they cannot draw closer to Christ. "Pray and trust in the Lord," says Ronald Barbieri of Toronto, "those two things are the key to a peaceful heart."
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