Archive for March 27, 2024

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By CNA Staff

Here’s what the Holy Thursday Seven Churches Visitation devotion is all about

The devotion involves traveling to seven local churches after the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on the evening of Holy... Read more

Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss, 14th-century fresco in the Collegiata of San Gimignano, Italy.?w=200&h=150

By Tina Dennelly

Why is today called Spy Wednesday?

The name actually derives from the Gospel reading for today in which Judas Iscariot betrays Jesus for 30 pieces of... Read more

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By Walter Sánchez Silva

Holy Land priest recommends 4 ways to live a worthwhile Holy Week

Father Juan María Solana, LC, director of the Magdala Center in the Holy Land, offers four ways to live worthwhile... Read more

Archbishop Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus of Quito presided over a solemn Mass in the Basilica of the National Vow in the Ecuadorian capital to renew the country's consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

‘Everything is yours!’: Ecuador renews its consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

On March 25, Monday of Holy Week, Ecuador renewed its historic consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, first carried... Read more

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gather in Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on March 27, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

Amid Holy Week, Pope Francis points to ‘beautiful testimony’ of fathers who lost daughters

The Holy Father called attention to two men present at his general audience in the Paul VI Hall on Wednesday,... Read more

Catholics gather in Rome’s Basilica of St. Bartholomew on Tiber Island on Holy Tuesday, March 26, 2024, for a prayer vigil honoring Christians who have been killed for their faith in recent years.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal leads Holy Week prayer vigil for recently martyred Christians

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family, and Life, presided over the vigil... Read more

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By AC Wimmer

Despite Church warnings, tigers and elephants threaten lives in Kerala, India

The Catholic Church in Kerala has been leading the charge in urging the government to take decisive action to protect... Read more

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at 40 Wall Street on March 25, 2024, in New York City.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Trump touts ‘God Bless the USA’ King James Bible ahead of Easter

Trump announced the commemorative Bible offering on social media this week, saying he partnered with country singer Lee Greenwood on... Read more

Students and teachers from Jerusalem Christian schools walk the Way of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. The yearly event was organized by the Custody of the Holy Land on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, on the occasion of Lent.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

In letter to Holy Land Christians, Pope Francis deplores the war, expresses closeness 

“Dear brothers and sisters, allow me to tell you once more that you are not alone. We will never leave... Read more

Catholic faithful offer prayers during an Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Mary's Basilica in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad in India on Feb. 14, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Anto Akkara

Incidents of violence and persecution against Christians shoot up in India

Violence and persecution against minority Christians, who account for only 2.3% of India’s 1.41 billion people, have been on a... Read more

On Holy Wednesday, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land venerated the column to which, according to tradition, Jesus was bound to be scourged. They prayed the station dedicated to the column during the daily procession that the Franciscans perform inside the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher. At the end, they intoned the hymn “Columna Nobilis” and then, one by one, they performed an act of veneration. March 27, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Marinella Bandini

Holy Wednesday in Jerusalem: Venerating the pillar of Christ’s flagellation

In Jerusalem, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land venerate the two stones that, according to Luke’s Gospel,... Read more

Workers continue to investigate and search for victims after the cargo ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse yesterday, on March 27, 2024, in Baltimore.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Archdiocese of Baltimore ministers to victims’ families, stranded crew of bridge collapse

In the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse on Tuesday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has been at the... Read more

The Brotherhood of the Holy Supper processes through Seville, Spain, on Holy Monday, March 25, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Faithful line the streets of Seville, Spain, for Holy Week processions 

Holy Week in Seville is one of Spain’s most impressive, picturesque Catholic traditions.  Read more