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Priest prepares for ‘crazy’ 1,500-mile Eucharistic pilgrimage
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 30, 2024 / 06:00 am Father Roger Landry has worn a lot of hats during his 25-year priesthood, figuratively speaking. But this summer he says he’ll be trading them all in for one — a sun hat to protect his fair skin as he walks …
How to revive the celebration of Eastertide
by Joseph Pronechen National Catholic Register, Mar 31, 2024 / 06:00 am Easter Sunday begins the Easter season. The 50-day Eastertide, running to Pentecost, is the longest season on the Church calendar (not counting Ordinary Time). Everything starts with the joyous celebrations of Easter Sunday and the Easter Octave to …
Pope Francis Easter Urbi Et Orbi 2024
Full text of Pope Francis’ urbi et orbi blessing for Easter 2024 By Pope Francis Vatican City, Mar 31, 2024 / 09:15 am On the morning of Easter Sunday 2024, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square before delivering his urbi et orbi message and blessing from …
The Easter Vigil: ‘the mother of all vigils’
by ACI Prensa CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2021 / 05:37 pm MT (CNA).- The Easter Vigil, which takes place Holy Saturday night, “is the greatest and most noble of all solemnities and it is to be unique in every single Church,” the rubrics of the Missale Romanum proclaim. The word …
The significance of Good Friday
“‘It is finished’; and he bowed his head and handed over his spirit.” On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to understand at what cost Christ has won our redemption. In the solemn ceremonies of Good Friday, …
Archdiocese of Baltimore ministers to victims’ families, stranded crew of bridge collapse
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 27, 2024 / 17:50 pm In the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse on Tuesday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has been at the forefront of efforts to help the victims. Archbishop William Lori called for prayer and held a special Mass for the victims Tuesday evening …
Baltimore archbishop calls for prayers after catastrophic bridge collapse
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 26, 2024 / 13:40 pm Baltimore Archbishop William Lori on Tuesday called for prayers after a container strip struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in that city, leading to a catastrophic collapse early Tuesday morning. The 984-foot cargo ship struck one of the bridge’s support …
How to live Holy Week? Here are Mother Angelica’s tips
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Apr 12, 2022 / 15:00 pm Mother Angelica, the foundress of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), offered advice, counsel, and prayers to viewers of her television show, “Mother Angelica Live,” for years. In an episode that first aired 28 years ago last month, Mother …
Why the date of Holy Week changes every year
by ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 17, 2021 / 03:18 pm MT (CNA).- Every year the dates of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday vary. The Catholic Church determines the date based on the fact that Christ’s death occurred near the Jewish Passover, which is stated …
U.S. Catholic school report highlights steady enrollment
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 21, 2024 / 13:30 pm Following three years of modest growth, enrollment in Catholic education has remained stable since 2023, according to new data made public Wednesday by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). The NCEA, which gathers statistics on Catholic school enrollment in the United States each year, …
