Archive for April 19, 2025

The custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, anoints the statue of Jesus on the Stone of Anointing during the ceremony known as the “funeral procession” on Good Friday night 2024. According to the tradition and the Status Quo, on the evening of Good Friday — both Catholic and Orthodox — the rite of preparing Jesus’ body for burial is reenacted on this stone during the so-called “funeral procession.”?w=200&h=150

By Sanad Sahelia

Amid ongoing war and blockades, Holy Land Christians insist on celebrating Easter

This year’s Easter celebrations in the Holy Land are expected to unfold under a complex and emotional landscape as war... Read more

Joseph Lovskiy (left), the only Catholic in his Russion Orthodox family, with his wife (right) and their youngest son, a Russian Orthodox priest, and his family.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Catholic-Orthodox families prepare with joy to celebrate shared Easter date

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same date... Read more

Texas capitol in Austin.?w=200&h=150

By María J. Moriarty

Texas bishops hail passage of school choice bill in state Legislature

The bill would create a $1 billion Education Savings Account program, giving eligible families up to $10,000 per student to... Read more

State capitol in Dover, Delaware.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

‘Government-sanctioned suicide’: Delaware governor set to sign assisted suicide bill

The measure will “[permit] a terminally ill individual who is an adult resident of Delaware to request and self-administer medication... Read more

U.S. Vice President JD Vance shares a moment of laughter with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, during their meeting at the Vatican on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Vance visits Vatican: U.S. vice president and Cardinal Parolin address global concerns

During Holy Saturday talks at the Vatican, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin reaffirmed their... Read more

Catholics gather for Easter Vigil Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, April 19, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis in Easter Vigil homily: Christ is the ‘turning point’ in human history

“It falls to us to proclaim this Easter hope, this ‘turning point’ where darkness becomes light,” the pope wrote in... Read more

Incense is dispensed at St. Peter’s Basilica during the Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 19, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

PHOTOS: Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at St. Peter’s Basilica

The liturgy was celebrated by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. Read more