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Full text: Pope Francis’ Easter Urbi et Orbi blessing 2021
On Easter Sunday 2021, Pope Francis offered Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica. Afterward, he... Read more
Pope Francis on Easter: Christ’s wounds are the ‘seal of his love for us’
May those who suffer take refuge in the wounds of Christ, and through them, receive the hope which does not... Read more
Pope Francis sends Easter message to Philippines to mark 500th anniversary of first Mass
Pope Francis sent a video message to mark the 500 year anniversary of the first Mass on Philippine soil on... Read more
Full Text: Pope Francis’ homily for Easter Vigil at the Vatican
Here is the full text of the Easter Vigil homily of Pope Francis, delivered April 3 at St. Peter's Basilica. Read more
Pope Francis at Easter Vigil: 'The Risen Lord loves us without limits'
At Vatican's Easter Vigil Mass, Pope Francis said that Jesus’ love is without limits and always provides the grace to... Read more
Kampala archbishop dies at age 68
Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga of Kampala was found dead in his room Saturday morning. He was 68, and had preached... Read more
The Easter Vigil: ‘the mother of all vigils’
The Easter Vigil, which takes place Holy Saturday night, “is the greatest and most noble of all solemnities and it... Read more
Polish Catholic parish in London: Police ‘grossly exceeded powers’ in halting Good Friday service
A Polish Catholic parish in London, England, has said it believes that police “grossly exceeded their powers” when they halted... Read more
Cardinal who worked for peace in Cameroon has died
Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi, Cameroon’s first cardinal and a dedicated advocate for peace in the country’s Anglophone crisis, has died... Read more
Pope Francis leads Via Crucis seen through the eyes of children
Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross, featuring meditations prepared by children, at the Vatican on Good Friday evening. Read more
Full text: Cardinal Cantalamessa's homily at the Vatican's Good Friday liturgy
On Good Friday, Pope Francis celebrated the Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord at the Altar of the Chair... Read more
The next hundred years of St. John Paul II’s legacy
Pope St. John Paul II— who would have turned 100 years old May 18— was a man of great humility,... Read more
Papal preacher on Good Friday: Political ideologies wound fraternity in the Catholic Church
Politics turned into ideologies have wounded fraternity in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., said at the Vatican’s... Read more
‘O crux, ave spes unica!’: The story of the crucifix St. John Paul II held on his last Good Friday
Days before his death, Pope John Paul II was pictured holding a crucifix in his private chapel on Good Friday.... Read more
Pope Francis visits Vatican vaccination center
Pope Francis on the morning of Good Friday visited the auditorium where the Vatican is vaccinating 1,200 people in need... Read more
Cardinal Dziwisz: St. John Paul II’s last days ‘a source of consolation’ for pandemic-hit world
People around the world continue to draw strength from the way that St. John Paul II faced his final days,... Read more
The Good Friday tradition of the ‘Last Words of Christ’
Begun in Peru in the 1600s, the tradition of reflecting on the last words of Christ from the cross is... Read more
Report: Pope Francis celebrates Holy Thursday Mass with Cardinal Becciu
Italian media have reported that Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who resigned... Read more
Cardinal Re at Vatican Mass: ‘Holy Thursday reminds us how much we have been loved’
Holy Thursday evening reminds us how much God loves us, a Vatican cardinal has said at the Mass of the... Read more
Pope Francis tells priests at Chrism Mass: ‘The cross is non-negotiable’
Pope Francis told priests at Thursday’s Chrism Mass at the Vatican that “the cross is non-negotiable” when preaching the Gospel. Read more
