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Papal preacher on Good Friday 2022: From Pilate to the internet age, people have turned their backs on Jesus
Apr 15, 2022Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa was preaching in St. Peter’s Basilica in the presence of Pope Francis.
Full text: Cardinal Cantalamessa’s homily at the Vatican’s Good Friday 2022 liturgy
Apr 15, 2022‘This year we celebrate Easter not to the joyful sound of bells, but with the noise in the ears of bombs and explosions.’
Full text: Good Friday 2022 Way of the Cross led by Pope Francis
Apr 15, 2022Here is the full text of the Via Crucis at Rome’s Colosseum led by Pope Francis.
DeSantis decries DC aborted babies while signing Florida 15-week abortion ban
Apr 14, 2022Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill protecting the unborn from abortion after 15 weeks gestation on Thursday. During his remarks, he referred to the aborted babies recently found in Washington, D.C.
Ukraine War
Good Friday 2022: Papal envoy prays at mass grave in Ukraine
Apr 15, 2022Cardinal Konrad Krajewski visited the newly liberated areas around the capital Kyiv.
Good Friday 2022: Pope Francis says ‘world has chosen the path of Cain’
Apr 15, 2022‘War is everywhere,’ he told interviewer Lorena Bianchetti.
How the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church spread worldwide
Apr 15, 2022In 1946, the Church’s very existence was threatened. Today, it is thriving worldwide.
Ukrainian suffering makes Rome's Via Crucis format 'incomprehensible', bishop says
Apr 14, 2022Another Ukrainian bishop has voiced concern about the incorporation of both Russian and Ukrainian families into Pope Francis’ Way of the Cross devotional this Good Friday, noting that many Ukrainians have a hard time understanding this portrayal amid continued Russian aggression.
With pope’s blessing, Knights of Columbus to give 10,000 Easter care packages to Ukraine war victims
Apr 13, 2022‘Our efforts in Ukraine and Poland have only just begun,’ said Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly.
European church leaders ask Putin and Zelenskyy for Easter ceasefire
Apr 13, 2022‘We respectfully request you to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine from midnight on April 17,’ they wrote.
Papal preacher on Good Friday 2022: From Pilate to the internet age, people have turned their backs on Jesus
Top Vatican cardinal: 'Legitimate concerns' about Germany's 'Synodal Path'
Full text: Cardinal Cantalamessa’s homily at the Vatican’s Good Friday 2022 liturgy
Good Friday 2022: Pope Francis says ‘world has chosen the path of Cain’
Full text: Good Friday 2022 Way of the Cross led by Pope Francis
Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday
DeSantis decries DC aborted babies while signing Florida 15-week abortion ban
Here's how to make a Seven Churches Visitation on Holy Thursday
Sikhs sue US Marines over beard, turban restrictions on religious liberty grounds
You can follow Holy Week, Easter events on EWTN. Here's the schedule
This project seeks to bring the image of Our Lady Of Guadalupe all across the world
As Canada normalizes euthanasia, assisted suicide for mentally ill, doctors voice concerns
Monterrey archbishop encourages families to share the faith during Holy Week
Three sisters were called to be nuns in the same religious order
Argentine missionaries to be sent to evangelize in the Peruvian Amazon
Vatican adapts Good Friday Way of the Cross after outcry in Ukraine
Good Friday 2022: Papal envoy prays at mass grave in Ukraine
How the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church spread worldwide
Ukrainian suffering makes Rome's Via Crucis format 'incomprehensible', bishop says
Pope Francis washes prisoners’ feet at Mass on Holy Thursday 2022
Self-sabotaging Catholicism won't help Australia, archbishop says of plenary council prep
UPDATE: Soldiers searching for weapons leave Burma cathedral
Burmese archbishop remains under house arrest; 'We are all praying,' priest says
Burmese soldiers invade Catholic cathedral, detain archbishop
In China, Christian human rights activist faces mistreatment, fabricated charges, supporters say
Joyful Iraqi Christians return to Nineveh Plains to celebrate Holy Week
Abducted American religious sister a former leader of her congregation whose heart turned to missionary work
Months later, nine Egyptian Christians still detained after protests to rebuild church
American nun abducted in Burkina Faso
'It's the time for the world to hear our voice': Catholic news agency in Iraq to serve persecuted Christians
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Here's how to make a Seven Churches Visitation on Holy Thursday
Apr 14, 2022The Thursday before Easter, Catholics around the world practice an ancient Lenten tradition — a Holy Thursday devotion — known as the “Seven Churches Visitation.”
How the Good Friday Holy Land collection unites Catholics with the places of Christ’s Passion
Apr 14, 2022Cardinal Sandri said: ‘It is truly a providential opportunity for the whole Catholic Church to take advantage of this collection.’
Grandmother challenges fine for ‘solitary prayer walk’ during COVID-19 lockdown
Apr 14, 2022‘I’m taking a stand to protect fundamental freedoms for all people,’ said Rosa Lalor.
Benedict XVI was ‘a prophet’ of Church’s future, Pope Francis tells Malta’s Jesuits
Apr 14, 2022‘It will be a Church that is more spiritual, poorer and less political,’ Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis at Chrism Mass: The devil tempts priests with ‘hidden idols’
Apr 14, 2022‘The priest with a functionalist mindset has his own nourishment, which is his ego,’ he said.
Catholics invited to congratulate Benedict XVI on his 95th birthday
Apr 14, 2022The messages will be collected online and delivered to the pope emeritus.
Self-sabotaging Catholicism won't help Australia, archbishop says of plenary council prep
Apr 13, 2022At a time when Catholicism in Australia faces crises such as a loss of faith and declining religious practice, a plenary council preparatory document shows “serious failures” that suggest a lack of confidence and “evangelical vigor,” one archbishop has said.
Sikhs sue US Marines over beard, turban restrictions on religious liberty grounds
Apr 13, 2022A group of four Sikh men are seeking a religious exemption from the Marine Corps allowing them to keep the beards and turbans that they say are essential to the practice of their religion.
You can follow Holy Week, Easter events on EWTN. Here's the schedule
Apr 13, 2022Are you planning to stay at home for the Holy Week and Easter season celebrations? Join some of the biggest celebrations of this holy season right from home!
Cordileone on signing letter to German bishops: ‘Christ’s teaching is timeless’
Apr 13, 2022“The teaching of Christ is timeless. It's not bound by any one generation, any one time or culture,” Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone says, explaining why he signed a letter warning Germany's bishops that the "Synodal Path" threatens to undermine the Church's unity and credibility.
This project seeks to bring the image of Our Lady Of Guadalupe all across the world
Apr 13, 2022"The Virgin Everywhere" project, which originated in Mexico, seeks to bring the image and devotion of Our Lady of Guadalupe to all corners of the world.
Singing this song on Holy Thursday can purify your soul (and save you time in Purgatory)
Apr 13, 2022The “Tantum Ergo” is the last two verses of a Latin hymn written by St. Thomas Aquinas. By singing this beautiful song during adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Holy Thursday, you can receive a plenary indulgence.
