The Catholic Digital News 2016-01-09 (Special Issue: The Holy Year of Mercy)

The Catholic Digital News gathers the week's most important news stories involving the Catholic Church and publishes them within a single digital volume. Each edition is beautifully formatted with full-color images and features world, national, and Vatican news, plus opinion pieces, entertainment reviews, and daily Mass readings. This issue covers the events of the week ending January 9, 2016.

THE CATHOLIC DIGITAL NEWS
Volume 2, Issue 1
January 9, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPECIAL ISSUE: THE HOLY YEAR OF MERCY

VATICAN NEWS
Pope Francis declares a Holy Year for Mercy in 2016
Homily of Pope Francis on Feast of Divine Mercy vigil
Papal Bull issued for upcoming Jubilee Year of Mercy
Pope Francis' unprecedented Year for Mercy Jubilee
Pope Francis' schedule for the 2016 Jubilee of Mercy
Priests to forgive abortions during Holy Year of Mercy
Reconciliation with the SSPX in the Jubilee for Mercy
Pope urges European churches to welcome refugees
Mercy dialogue a focus of World Communications Day
Pope to open African cathedral Holy Door during visit
St. Peter's Holy Door uncovered as Jubilee draws near
Pope Francis opens the Holy Door in Bangui cathedral
Make the Jubilee of Mercy a revolution of tenderness
Benedict XVI to attend the Vatican Holy Door opening
The Sacrament of Reconciliation in the Year of Mercy
Jubilee launched with opening of St. Peter's Holy Door
Pope Francis on the Church's need for a Year of Mercy
An interview with Cardinal Muller on theology of mercy
Francis postpones Milan visit due to Jubilee schedule
The new annulment process went into effect this week
As Jesus' birth nears, the Pope will not allow sadness
To obtain peace, we must fight indifference with mercy
God reveals love and mercy to us through the Church
Pope Francis reminds railroad workers of God's mercy
To find God, we must seek him out in the most needy
Look for the presence of God in your life at New Year's
Mercy will be stronger than violence, injustice in 2016
Pope Francis declares Mary the Mother of Forgiveness
First papal 2016 Angelus calls for vigilance against evil
Missionaries of Mercy depart under gaze of Padre Pio
Mankind seeks God and the Magi show us where He is

WORLD NEWS
Rome preparing for Holy Year of Mercy with ice cream
Huge pilgrimage for Mary opens Year of Mercy in Chile
Africa's bishops suggest how to live the Year of Mercy

U.S. NEWS
Understanding the meaning of the Holy Year for Mercy
The truth about mercy and some of its misconceptions

FEATURES
Bishop Robert Barron on Pope Francis and true mercy
Movie reviews: Epic 'Hateful Eight' and crude 'Sisters'
Untying knots with the Mother of Mercy in the Jubilee

SCRIPTURE READINGS
January 10, 2016
January 11, 2016
January 12, 2016
January 13, 2016
January 14, 2016
January 15, 2016
January 16, 2016