Archive for March 29, 2024

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By CNA Staff

Divine Mercy novena begins on Good Friday

The Divine Mercy novena can be said at any time of the year, but it is especially said over the... Read more

The custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, walks through empty Bethlehem streets during the solemn entrance to the Basilica of the Nativity on Jan. 6, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Holy Land may turn into a museum or an architectural remembrance, archbishop warns

The archbishop of Toledo and primate of Spain, Francisco Cerro Chávez, stressed in a recent letter the need to support... Read more

Cardinal Mario Grech and Pope Francis at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 28, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Jonathan Liedl

Cardinal Grech’s controversial comments add to list of concerns on postsynodal study groups

The Maltese cardinal stated in a recent interview that a female diaconate would not be a “revolution” but a “natural... Read more

Pope Francis arrives at the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter's Basilica on Good Friday on April 7, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

What are the Good Friday Reproaches?

The Good Friday Reproaches are a series of antiphons, known also as “Popule Meus” (“My people”), coming from the opening... Read more

Pope Francis presides over Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome on Feb. 14, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Pope Francis

Full text: Pope Francis’ Good Friday Way of the Cross meditations 

For the first time in his 11-year pontificate, Pope Francis has written his own spiritual meditations for Friday’s Via Crucis... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates the Passion of the Lord on Good Friday in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. March 29, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

PHOTOS: Pope Francis celebrates Good Friday liturgy at the Vatican 

During the Good Friday liturgy, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa reflected on the triumph of the cross, noting that it is an... Read more

Tens of thousands gather outside of the Colosseum in Rome for the Via Crucis, the Way of the Cross, on Good Friday, March 29, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

Pope Francis skips Via Crucis in Rome while tens of thousands pray his meditations

In an apparent last-minute decision, Pope Francis skipped the Way of the Cross ceremony held at Rome’s Colosseum on Friday... Read more