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by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Apr 10, 2022 / 06:10 am Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday 2022 that nothing is impossible for God, who has the power to end the war in Ukraine, even if it looks like the end is not near. He also urged the laying down …

by Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver Newsroom, Apr 9, 2022 / 18:00 pm When is Palm Sunday 2022? Palm Sunday is on April 10, 2022. What is the meaning of Palm Sunday?  Palm Sunday is the day we remember and honor Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem a week before his crucifixion would …

by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 8, 2022 / 15:48 pm When can devotees of “The Passion of the Christ” be able to see the sequel? Not anytime soon, from the sounds of it. In an interview on “The World Over” that aired April 7, Gibson, who produced, co-wrote, …

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 9, 2022 / 06:00 am The U.S. bishops recently welcomed a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis. It is the teenager’s pericardium, or the sac that protected his heart. “I now bring to you the relic of the pericardium, which is the membrane that …

by Joe Bukuras Worcester, Mass., Apr 5, 2022 / 08:43 am A Jesuit-run middle school in Massachusetts could lose its Catholic designation if it ignores the local bishop’s call to stop flying Black Lives Matter and gay pride rainbow flags outside its building. The Nativity School of Worcester, in Worcester, …

by Courtney Mares Aboard the papal plane, Apr 2, 2022 / 06:52 am Pope Francis on Saturday said a papal visit to Kyiv is “on the table,” raising the possibility of a dramatic escalation of the Holy See’s diplomatic and spiritual efforts to bring about an end to the fighting …

by Courtney Mares Aboard the papal plane, Apr 3, 2022 / 13:11 pm Pope Francis spoke on Sunday about some of the health problems that have been slowing him down in recent months. “My health is a bit fickle, I have this knee problem that brings out problems with walking,” …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome, Italy, Mar 30, 2022 / 05:53 am The Vatican has appointed Connecticut priest Msgr. Thomas W. Powers as the next rector of the Pontifical North American College seminary (NAC) in Rome. Powers, a priest of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was formerly a student of the NAC, …

Statue where St. Bernadette witnessed the beautiful Lady in Lourdes France (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Mar 30, 2022 / 06:30 am Pope Francis named on Wednesday a new bishop of the French Catholic diocese that is home to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, one of the world’s most-visited Marian shrines. Msgr. Jean-Marc Micas was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes on March …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 29, 2022 / 10:20 am The Vatican’s education congregation on Tuesday published a document responding to conflicts over the interpretation of the concept of “Catholic identity” in Catholic school settings. The 20-page instruction affirmed the importance of a Catholic educational project with an evangelical goal and …