During his first Angelus address, Pope Francis recommended a work of theology that “has done me so much good” because it “says that mercy changes everything; it changes the world by making it less ...

First of all, let’s look at the definition of mercy. Mercy is showing compassion or forgiveness toward someone whom you have the power to punish or harm.

“The constitutional provision that gives the president virtually unlimited authority to grant clemency was not an afterthought. The founders understood very well that there could be miscarriages of ...