Archive for April 18, 2025

According to Stephen de Silva, St. Albans Cathedral’s longest-serving guide of more than 45 years, religious brothers who lived in the cathedral’s abbey in the 14th century invented the original hot cross bun for both charitable and catechetical reasons.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

The surprising Catholic origins of England’s hot cross bun

The origins of the hot cross bun traditionally made with currants, spices, flour, and eggs are closely linked to a... Read more

A Greek Orthodox monk pours oil into the lamps in front of the edicule of the Holy Sepulcher, which contains the venerated tomb. The three communities responsible for the Holy Sepulcher are the Greek Orthodox, the Latin Catholic, and the Armenian. Every movement and schedule inside the basilica is governed by the Status Quo.?w=200&h=150

By Marinella Bandini

PHOTOS: Archaeologists uncover early use of site beneath Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem

Archaeological excavations launched in 2022 in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem have yielded significant data on the... 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

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

A Senákulo performance in Marinduque, Philippines.?w=200&h=150

By Valerie Joy Escalona

Faith on the streets: Holy Week plays in the Philippines depict passion of Jesus Christ

Every Holy Week, streets across the Philippines transform into open-air stages for one of the country’s most unique and deeply... Read more

A damaged bus and vehicles after a Russian missile strike on Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 13, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Palm Sunday bombing in Ukraine claims 34 victims, including 15 children

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week. Read more

U.S. Vice President JD Vance (right) and his family attend the Vatican’s Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday, April 18, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus,Tyler Arnold

Vice President JD Vance attends Vatican Good Friday service

On his trip, Vance — who is a convert to Catholicism — will also be visiting cultural and religious sites... Read more

Father Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, gives the homily during a two-hour Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday, April 18, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Good Friday, Vatican preacher says authentic intelligence is found in self-giving love

Father Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, in his homily emphasized the importance of self-gift over self-reliance and on surrender of one’s... Read more

Sts. Peter and Paul, the patron saints of Rome, guard the entrance to Ponte Sant’Angelo, welcoming pilgrims as they begin their journey toward St. Peter’s Basilica.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Ibañez

PHOTOS: Angels of Rome’s Ponte Sant’Angelo guide pilgrims through Christ’s passion

The recently restored Ponte Sant’Angelo in Rome features 10 angels holding symbols of Christ’s passion, creating a profound spiritual journey... Read more

Thousands of faithful bearing candles surround the illuminated Colosseum in Rome during the traditional Via Crucis ceremony on Good Friday, April 18, 2025, where Cardinal Reina presided over the solemn procession.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Rome’s ancient Colosseum hosts Way of the Cross with pope’s theme of renewal

Unable to attend the Good Friday ceremony in person for the third consecutive year, the pope offered deep meditations for... Read more

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Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest.

Former Maronite priest still presenting himself as a cleric, Denver Archdiocese warns

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis

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1 in 4 post-abortive women regret abortion decades later, study finds

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol.

Dozens of Congress members urge court to allow Ten Commandments display in public schools

Bishop Michael Fisher outside the meeting hall during the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019.

Buffalo bishop will allow faithful to meet at parishes to oppose closures, mergers

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’

Pope Francis receives the bishops of England and Wales for their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2018.

Did leak in England suggest broader shift in Vatican policy on the Latin Mass?

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Archbishop Broglio: Drug cartels must be stopped, but not with ‘violence outside the law’

Poster for the St. John of the Cross 2026 Jubilee.

Discalced Carmelites prepare to celebrate jubilee year of St. John of the Cross

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