INDIANAPOLIS — The Rev. Joseph Moriarty, a 1985 graduate of Scecina Memorial High School, has been named to serve as a “missionary of mercy” for the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Father Moriarty is one of only two priests in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis appointed by Pope Francis as a missionary of mercy. Pope Francis commissioned 1,071 men worldwide and only 125 in the United States on Feb. 10, Ash Wednesday. The priests will receive a special mandate from Pope Francis to preach and teach about God’s mercy. Pope Francis designated missionaries of mercy to be unique signs of God’s mercy. He also is giving them special authority to pardon sins that carry penalties that only the Holy See can lift.
Father Joseph Moriarty is the vice rector at Bishop Simon Brute College Seminary and chaplain at Marian University in Indianapolis. He was ordained in 1993.
