How to revive the celebration of Eastertide
null / Credit: udra11/Shutterstock National Catholic Register, Mar 31, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Easter Sunday begins the Easter season. The 50-day Eastertide, running to Pentecost, is the longest season on the Church calendar (not counting Ordina… […]
Diebus Saltem Dominicis: Easter Sunday – Christ our Pasch was sacrificed
We have looked at the Epistle Reading for Easter Sunday in the past offerings of this column. However, because of present developments in the modern Church, it bears both reviewing and extending. As always, we need contexts. I like to think of the contraption used during eye examinations, the one with various lenses that get […]
Easter marks the ‘rebirth of hope amid the ruins of failure,’ pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Easter is a promise that no matter how dark the world may seem and no matter how heavy the burdens one carries, victory belongs to the Risen Christ and all who believe in him, Pope Francis said. “Let us lift our eyes to him and ask that the power of his […]
On Easter, pope asks Christ to ‘roll away’ the stones of war worldwide
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just as Jesus removed the stone that sealed his tomb on the morning of the Resurrection, on Easter Christ alone “has the power to roll away the stones that block the path to life” and which trap humanity in war and injustice, Pope Francis said. Through his resurrection, Jesus opens “those […]
En Pascua, el Papa pide a Cristo que ‘haga rodar’ las piedras de la guerra en todo el mundo
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) — Al igual que Jesús quitó la piedra que sellaba su tumba en la mañana de la Resurrección, en Pascua sólo Cristo “es capaz de quitar las piedras que cierran el camino hacia la vida” y que atrapan a la humanidad en la guerra y la injusticia, dijo el Papa Francisco. […]
Pope Francis celebrates Easter 2024: ‘Jesus Christ is risen’
Pope Francis presides over Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square on March 31, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 31, 2024 / 08:15 am (CNA). Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday 2024 before giving the traditional urbi et orbi blessing in the presence of approximately 60,000 […]
Pope Francis on Easter: May the risen Christ open a path of peace in the Holy Land
Pope Francis gives his urbi et orbi message and blessing from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on March 31, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 31, 2024 / 08:45 am (CNA). In his Easter Sunday blessing, Pope Francis asked the risen Lord to open paths of peace in the Holy Land, […]
Pope Francis Celebrates Easter 2024: ‘Jesus Christ Is Risen’
Pope Francis presides over Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square on March 31, 2024. ‘Only the Risen Christ, by granting us the forgiveness of our sins, opens the way for a renewed world,’ the Pope added.
New aid shipment leaves Cyprus for Gaza
An aid ship for Gaza residents has left Cyprus carrying 875 tons of food. Read all
How to Win Spiritual Battles With Help From the Blessed Virgin Mary
Devotion to Our Lady is essential! In this episode of “The Catholic Gentleman” podcast, Sam Guzman and John Heinen discuss the “ultimate spiritual devotion, Consecration to Our Lady, and how the saints lived this devotion in their battles.” They also discuss protestants’ rejection of Our Lady and pointers for overcoming struggles to “live more completely […]