Archdiocese of Baltimore’s chrism Mass focuses on hope in jubilee year April 15, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Easter, Feature, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments The chrism Mass is traditionally held in the archdiocese on the Monday of Holy Week. The scheduling allows priests to be with their people in their own parishes for the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper and other liturgies of the Triduum.
Despite improved health, pope picks cardinals to lead Holy Week liturgies April 15, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to recover his voice and to recover his physical strength, the Vatican press office said, but he also is increasing the number of private meetings he is holding with the heads of Vatican offices.
Hope in the tomb April 15, 2025By Father Joshua J. Whitfield OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter This is the pattern, the lesson, Easter’s strange suggestion, that even in the tombs of our lives, even when there’s no reasonable ground to hope, we still do not despair.
Are the crown of thorns, holy nails and other relics of Christ real? April 14, 2025By Deborah Castellano Lubov OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter The history of relics — authentic or fake — is an amazing, fascinating chapter of Christian history through the centuries, especially the relics of Jesus Christ, which remain the most venerated and famous.
How did St. John Chrysostom become the Easter saint? April 13, 2025By Mike Aquilina OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter, Saints No saint (outside the Bible) is more associated with the festival of Easter than St. John Chrysostom.
Signs and themes of Eastertide April 12, 2025By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter Just the name “Easter” brings thoughts of new life, springtime, of freshness, of the Resurrection. This is not only a day — not only a few weeks on the church calendar — but, for Christians, a way of life.
Simple Holy Week customs transcend cultures, continents April 11, 2025By Lorene Hanley Duquin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter From baking sweet breads to blessing baskets, Holy Week is full of long-standing traditions that transcend cultures and continents. The following list includes a quick overview of family favorites.
Bible-based films for Holy Week and Eastertide April 9, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Easter, Lent, Movie & Television Reviews With Easter approaching, viewers of faith may want to dip into this store of vintage offerings, especially in search of pictures suitable for the whole family.
Catholics will accept a common date for Easter in East, West, pope says January 27, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, News, Vatican, World News Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.
Christians seek a public holiday on Easter Sunday in Bangladesh November 3, 2024By Stephan Uttom Rozario OSV News Filed Under: Easter, News, Religious Freedom, World News Amid signs of changes and more religious inclusivity in the country, church leaders in Bangladesh called for Easter Sunday to be a public holiday.
Pope encourages ecumenical efforts to find common date for Easter September 21, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Easter belongs to Christ, not to people deciding where it falls on a calendar, Pope Francis said.
The Spiritual War: A note of encouragement for those who entered Church at Easter April 29, 2024By Adrienne Weaver Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Easter Spiritual warfare is real, and we are called to actively resist the devil.
