Pope Francis’s Year of Mercy, which ends Nov. 20, has been a refresher course for Catholics, a reminder and an inspiration to follow Jesus’s command to show compassion through works of mercy.
While the pope has spent his whole pontificate offering Gospel reflections and teachings on mercy, nothing stands out more than the memorable real-life examples he has given with his own outreach.
He has been painting, in essence, a visual catechism of the works of mercy with so many images captured of him embracing prisoners, for example, or offering shelter to refugees.
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