Mercy can take a minute or even less — to receive it, to give it or, in some instances, to get a clearer understanding of it. And it only takes a minute or two for Catholics in the Paterson Diocese and beyond to learn more about the infinite mercy of God — and about the universal Church’s Jubilee Year of Mercy — by watching one of several short videos in a new ongoing series, “Mercy by the Minute.”

While the U.S. government continues to ignore calling the Islamic State’s killing of Christians as genocide, the Knights of Columbus are standing up for those being persecuted for their faith. They have started a petition drive and television campaign seeking to persuade Secretary of State John Kerry to call this barbaric terrorism what it is — genocide.