Today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. In the early 1930’s, Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Poland recorded many revelations about Christ. In 2000, Pope John Paul II recognized Sister Faustina, and declared the Sunday after Easter to be Divine Mercy Sunday. He also decreed a plenary indulgence associated with this devotion.
This is a special day at the Sanktuarium Bożego Miłosierdzia w Łagiewnikach (Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, in Krakow’s Lagiewniki District). 
Pope John Paul II consecrated the sanctuary’s 1,600-sq-m basilica on 17 August 2000. It has become one of the most popular tourist spots in Krakow.
Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, Krakow by photographer Grzegorz Ziemiański
See Krakow’s official historical notes on the Sanctuary here:
The Krakow Post has a biography of Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska here.
Thanks to photographer Grzegorz Ziemianski for the tip.
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