Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. spoke about the role that mercy can play in the legal system during an event at the Vatican this weekend. “Justice is what everyone has a right to, it is what they are due … Mercy is something that we don’t necessarily merit,” Alito said. “The complete reconciliation of those two things, I think, is a mystery that we can only dimly, perhaps, perceive in this world.”








