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Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun whose apparitions of Jesus inspired the Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy, was canonized by Pope John Paul II.
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Faustina Kowalska
Nun and saint from Poland
Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, OLM was a Polish Catholic religious sister and mystic. Faustyna, popularly spelled "Faustina", had apparitions of Jesus Christ which inspired the Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy, therefore she is sometimes called the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Visions of Jesus and Mary
Claims to have seen Jesus or his mother Mary
A number of people have claimed to have had visions of Jesus Christ and personal conversations with him. Some people make similar claims regarding his mother, Mary. Discussions about the authenticity of these visions have often invited controversy. The Catholic Church endorses a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Catholic devotions
Catholic traditions
Catholic devotions are particular customs, rituals, and practices of worship of God or honour of the saints which are in addition to the liturgy of the Catholic Church, described as "expressions of love and fidelity that arise from the intersection of one's own faith, culture…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Divine Mercy (Catholic devotion)
Catholic devotion
The Divine Mercy is a Catholic devotion to the mercy of God associated with the reported apparitions of Jesus to Faustina Kowalska.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pope John Paul II
Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third-longest-serving pope in history, after Pius IX and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)