“Jesus ‘reaches out’ to tell us that God’s mercy is for everyone,” Pope Francis has said in his homily during Mass in St Peter’s Basilica speaking on Sunday 22 January, the church’s celebration of Sunday of the Word of God.
The Sunday of the Word of God, instituted by Pope Francis in 2019, is meant to encourage all Catholics to know the Sacred Scriptures and their central role in the life of the church and the Christian faith.