The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

Divine Mercy Sunday

Since the year 2000, the Second Sunday of Easter, has been designated by the Catholic Church as Divine Mercy Sunday. The Mercy of God was something close to the heart of the late Pope Francis, who declared a special Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy in 2015. The...

Divine Mercy Sunday

The second Sunday after Easter is designated as Divine Mercy Sunday. It originated from mystical revelations made between 1930 and 1938 to Sr Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun in the order of the Sisters of Mercy. Our Lord asked her to institute a Feast of Divine Mercy...