Archive for March 28, 2024

A stripped altar on Holy Thursday 2015 at Mater Dei Parish in Irving, Texas.?w=200&h=150

By JD Flynn

What is the ‘sacred triduum’? A CNA explainer

At the end of Lent, right before Easter, the Catholic Church observes the “sacred triduum.” What is it? Read more

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By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Singing this song on Holy Thursday can purify your soul

The “Tantum Ergo” is the last two verses of a Latin hymn written by St. Thomas Aquinas. Read more

Based on his extensive apostolate on the internet, Dominican friar Nelson Medina offers several tips.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

5 tips for evangelizing on social media

Friar Nelson Medina, a Dominican known for his extensive apostolate on the internet, offers five tips for Catholics to do... Read more

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By Tyler Arnold

ACLU sues Ohio over law banning transgender treatments for minors

The law prohibits minors from receiving transgender drugs and surgeries, and requires that only biological girls can participate in high... Read more

A monumental cross towers above the Valley of the Fallen complex.?w=200&h=150

By ACI Prensa

130,000 oppose leftist government’s attempt to change meaning of Spain civil war monument

A Spanish association has garnered more than 130,000 signatures on a petition calling for the Madrid government to protect the... Read more

Pope Francis presides at the Vatican's chrism Mass on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis asks priests to weep over their sins

Pope Francis encouraged the priests to turn their gaze upon the crucified Lord and weep over their sins in repentance,... Read more

Trump announced his Bible project on social media during Holy Week, saying he partnered with country singer Lee Greenwood on the initiative.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne,Ken Oliver-Méndez

Trump’s Bible peddling: welcome message or ‘misunderstanding’ about the faith?

Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s message touting a patriotic Bible is either seen as a welcome exhortation or a “potentially dangerous... Read more

The state capitol building of New Hampshire  in Concord, New Hampshire.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Balan

New Hampshire legislators reconsider ‘medical aid in dying’ legislation

The New Hampshire House of Representatives is poised to reconsider its narrow passage of a bill that would legalize assisted... Read more

St. Paul's Church, in Imphal, capital of Manipur state, after the church was set on fire in 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Anto Akkara

Easter holiday is canceled then restored in heavily Christian Indian state

The March 28 reversal by the Manipur government came within 24 hours after Manipur Gov. Anusuiya Uikey canceled the Easter... Read more

South Dakota's Governor Kristi Noem arrives to speak during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on Feb. 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

South Dakota to create ‘Med Ed’ video to combat ‘abortion misinformation’

The bill requires the South Dakota Department of Health to create an informational video describing the state’s abortion law. Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Canadian judge grants 27-year-old autistic woman’s request for assisted suicide

The woman’s father argued against the decision, saying that his daughter “is generally healthy.” Read more

Pope Francis kisses the foot of one of the 12 women whose feet he washed at the Rebibbia Women’s Prison in Rome on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

PHOTOS: Pope Francis washes the feet of inmates at women’s prison in Rome

The Holy Father has washed prisoners’ feet at numerous prisons around Rome through the years. Read more

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By Tyler Arnold

Governors in West Virginia, Utah, Idaho sign religious freedom bills

The new laws protect student organizations at public universities and protects religious rights for faith-based adoption centers and foster care... Read more

The Oregon State Capitol in Salem.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Oregon reports significant uptick in assisted suicides

Since the state’s passage of the “Death with Dignity Act” in 1997, assisted suicide numbers have been consistently rising there. Read more

A Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish procession honoring the patroness of Cuba on Sept. 7, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

More Holy Week processions prohibited in Cuba

The regime of President Miguel Díaz-Canel in Cuba has prohibited several Holy Week processions in different cities of the country. Read more

The Catholic faithful gathered in the Cenacle in Jerusalem for the Mass of the Lord's Supper that the Franciscan friars celebrated on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024. The Cenacle is at the center of strong tensions and disputes regarding ownership and rights of access and celebration. An ancient tradition places King David’s tomb here and over the centuries Jews and Muslims have leveraged this to first expel the Franciscans and then to prevent Christian worship, which they deemed sacrilegious.?w=200&h=150

By Marinella Bandini

PHOTOS: Friars and faithful gather in Upper Room in Jerusalem to mark the Last Supper

On Holy Thursday, the doors of the Cenacle in Jerusalem were opened to welcome the Franciscans of the Custody of... Read more