Dec. 19, 2015 - Edward Pentin on Pope and Climate Change/ Fr. Raymond de Souza on Mercy

Pope Francis gave two thumbs up to the climate change agreement signed by nearly 200 nations last week, in Paris. Jeanette De Melo and Edward Pentin look at how—for years—the Vatican has played a part in the fight against climate change. Also, Jeanette and Father Raymond De Souza talk about two centuries of mercy: from the devotion to the Sacred Heart to the Image of Divine Mercy.

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis