Year of Mercy

On March 13, 2015, the second anniversary of his election, Pope Francis announced the celebration of an “extraordinary Holy Year,” a “Jubilee of Mercy,” which begins with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and ends on November 20, 2016, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.

In announcing the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis said, “I am convinced that the whole Church will find in this jubilee the joy needed to rediscover and make fruitful the mercy of God, with which all of us are called to give consolation to every man and woman of our time.  From this moment, we entrust this holy year to the Mother of Mercy, that she might turn her gaze upon us and watch over our journey.” Read more »

• Papal Bull of Indiction
• Doors of Mercy
• • Baltimore Basilica, Baltimore
  • Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore
  • Shrine of St. Anthony, Ellicott City
  • Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg
  • St. Ignatius, Hickory
  • St. John the Evangelist, Frederick
  • St. Mary’s, Annapolis
  • Ss. Peter & Paul
• Plenary Indulgences
• Corporal Works of Mercy
• Spiritual Works of Mercy
• How to Make a Good Confession
• Logos
  • Vatican
  • Archdiocesan
• USCCB Year of Mercy
• Vatican Year of Mercy
• Pope Francis’s Interview With Year of Mercy Publication ‘Credere’

Doors of Mercy program

Homily of Archbishop Lori for the Opening of the Holy Doors & the Year of Mercy

Works of Mercy
Archbishop William E. Lori of the Archdiocese of Baltimore talks about works of mercy as we begin the Holy Year of Mercy!

Practicing Mercy

Indulgences

Resources for the Deaf Community in the Year of Mercy

24 Hours for the Lord

Missionaries of Mercy

Be Missionary Disciples: A Passport Guide to the Holy Doors in the Archdiocese of Baltimore