Easter hope in hard times March 30, 2024By Woodeene Koenig-Bricker OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter As Christians, we are called to be a sign of the resurrected Christ to the world. Let’s stop for a moment and consider how we can find hope — even in life’s hard times.
Papal preacher: The Lord’s power is his love, rejection of revenge March 29, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News God’s power is the power of his humble, defenseless love, the papal preacher told Pope Francis and thousands of people gathered for the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion.
Tears flow as pope washes feet of women inmates at Rome prison March 29, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News The pope celebrated the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper March 28 at the women’s prison under a tent set up outside.
Sister M. St. Henry Haiss, I.H.M., dies at 90 March 29, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister M. St. Henry Haiss of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was offered March 25 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister St. Henry died March 20. She was 90.
Let’s celebrate Easter for a while March 29, 2024By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter, Lent Express gratitude for the blessing that this, the greatest feast in the church calendar, truly is.
US ambassador to three popes says the church needs lay assistance at every level March 29, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Mary Ann Glendon — who served under St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis — recounts her Vatican experiences in her new book, “In the Court of Three Popes,” providing particular insight into how laypeople can more fully embrace their vocation and life in the Catholic Church.
Tucson, Arizona, bishop honored for national and local environmental justice advocacy March 29, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News The environmental future — says Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona — is in good hands.
More than 600 men urged to ‘mind the gap’ at Catholic men’s conference March 28, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Edward Sri, a prolific author and senior vice president of apostolic outreach with FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students), suggested that men should constantly be thinking about the gaps in their lives and then work to close them.
Pope says carrying the cross, Jesus asks, ‘Do you love me?’ March 28, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News As a statue of Jesus bearing his cross is carried through the streets of Sonsonate, El Salvador, on Good Friday, Pope Francis asked Catholics to respond to Jesus’ love with contemplation and a renewal of their love for God and for their needy neighbors.
Comunidad católica se reúne en oración y ofrece apoyo a afectados por derrumbe del puente March 28, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Varias horas después de que el puente Francis Scott Key se derrumbara en el río Patapsco el 26 de marzo, más de 200 personas, muchas de ellas todavía en estado de shock, se reunieron en oración en una misa a las 5:30 p.m. en la Catedral de María Nuestra Reina en Baltimore.
Let ‘tears of repentance’ flow, pope tells priests at chrism Mass March 28, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Presiding over the chrism Mass March 28 in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis ended his lengthy homily by thanking the priests present and, by extension, those around the world.
50 days of Easter spirit March 28, 2024By Lorene Hanley Duquin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter Most people don’t think in terms of Easter spirit. Yet the Easter season is a time that is filled with a spirit of joy and hope.
