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Pope Francis presides at the Vatican's chrism Mass on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024.

On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis asks priests to weep over their sins

Mar 28, 2024

Pope Francis encouraged the priests to turn their gaze upon the crucified Lord and to weep over their sins in repentance, saying that tears can “purify and heal the heart.”

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ACLU sues Ohio over law banning transgender treatments for minors

Mar 28, 2024

The law prohibits minors from receiving transgender drugs and surgeries, and requires that only biological girls can participate in high school and college female athletics.

Based on his extensive apostolate on the internet, Dominican friar Nelson Medina offers several tips.

5 tips for evangelizing on social media

Mar 28, 2024

Friar Nelson Medina, a Dominican known for his extensive apostolate on the internet, offers five tips for Catholics to do a better job evangelizing on social media.

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Singing this song on Holy Thursday can purify your soul

Mar 28, 2024

The “Tantum Ergo” is the last two verses of a Latin hymn written by St. Thomas Aquinas.

A stripped altar on Holy Thursday 2015 at Mater Dei Parish in Irving, Texas.

What is the ‘sacred triduum’? A CNA explainer

Mar 28, 2024

At the end of Lent, right before Easter, the Catholic Church observes the “sacred triduum.” What is it?

The Brotherhood of the Holy Supper processes through Seville, Spain, on Holy Monday, March 25, 2024.

Faithful line the streets of Seville, Spain, for Holy Week processions 

Mar 27, 2024

Holy Week in Seville is one of Spain’s most impressive, picturesque Catholic traditions. 

Workers continue to investigate and search for victims after the cargo ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse yesterday, on March 27, 2024, in Baltimore.

Archdiocese of Baltimore ministers to victims’ families, stranded crew of bridge collapse

Mar 27, 2024

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 those impacted.

Archbishop Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus of Quito presided over a solemn Mass in the Basilica of the National Vow in the Ecuadorian capital to renew the country's consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

‘Everything is yours!’: Ecuador renews its consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Mar 27, 2024

On March 25, Monday of Holy Week, Ecuador renewed its historic consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, first carried out 150 years ago.

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Holy Wednesday in Jerusalem: Venerating the pillar of Christ’s flagellation

Mar 27, 2024

In Jerusalem, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land venerate the two stones that, according to Luke’s Gospel, were stained with Jesus’ blood during his passion.

Incidents of violence and persecution against Christians shoot up in India

Mar 27, 2024

Violence and persecution against minority Christians, who account for only 2.3% of India’s 1.41 billion people, have been on a steady rise in the last 10 years.

Despite Church warnings, tigers and elephants threaten lives in Kerala, India

Mar 27, 2024

The Catholic Church in Kerala has been leading the charge in urging the government to take decisive action to protect human lives.

In letter to Holy Land Christians, Pope Francis deplores the war, expresses closeness 

Mar 27, 2024

“Dear brothers and sisters, allow me to tell you once more that you are not alone. We will never leave you alone,” the pope wrote in his Holy Wednesday letter.