Archive for April 2, 2015

The Last Supper on the wall of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Oct. 29, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

Passover and the Passion: Jewish roots enrich Holy Week celebrations

As Catholics around the globe prepare for the Easter Triduum, the three-day period beginning with Holy Thursday and culminating in... Read more

Military chaplaincy in eastern Ukraine, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

In Ukraine, Churches confront fearsome suffering

Bishop Bronislaw Bernacki of Odessa-Simferopol was stunned by the Russian annexation of Crimea and the subsequent war in eastern Ukraine.  Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Holy Thrusday's Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica April 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Don't flirt with spiritual worldliness, Pope cautions priests

During Holy Thursday’s Chrism Mass Pope Francis warned priests not to fall into a tiredness that leads to worldliness, and... Read more

Pope Francis kisses an inmate's foot at Rome's Rebibbia New Complex Prison April 2. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis to inmates: 'I too need to be washed by the Lord'

Pope Francis on Holy Thursday told inmates of a Rome prison that God’s love is personal and endless, emphasizing that... Read more