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“Pope Francis, Fratelli tutti, and the Quest for a ‘Civilization of Love” by Robert Fastiggi

This article is part of our “Fratelli Tutti: Reflections on Pope Francis’s Call for Fraternity in Law and Religion” series.If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. On October 3, 2020, the vigil of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis issued his third papal encyclical. The title,…

“Law, Justice, Mercy, and Forgiveness from a Catholic Perspective” by Robert Fastiggi

Feb 17, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesChristianity, Criminal Law, Fastiggi, Robert, February 2020, Religious Law and Legal Systems

Photo by James Coleman on Unsplash (License) This article is part of our “Religious Reflections on Forgiveness in Law” series.If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. From a Catholic perspective, law, justice, mercy, and forgiveness ultimately converge in God, who is the ultimate source of law and combines justice, mercy, and forgiveness in…