Three protesters from a group called "Extinction Rebellion (XR) NYC Palestine Solidarity" were arrested during the March 30 Easter Vigil at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
The men -- 63-year-old John Rozendaal, 35-year-old Gregory Schwedock and 31-year-old Matthew Menzies -- have been
During Easter Vigil Masses March 30, at least 2,364 registered catechumens and candidates from parishes across the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will be newly initiated into the Catholic Church or enter full communion with the church.
Catechumens are those who will receive baptism, first
Like other catechumens who entered the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil April 8, Keith Holden, 25, is passionate about his faith. It's what drove him as he prepared to become a Catholic through the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults process.
The
A joyful Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington began that April 8 evening with Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory lighting the paschal candle from a burning brazier outside the entranceway.
"May the light of Christ rising in
Easter is the time to "to roll away the stone of the tombs in which we often imprison our hope and to look with confidence to the future, for Christ is risen and has changed the direction of history," Pope Francis said
Deacon Zane Langenbrunner is set to sing the Easter proclamation, or Exsultet, at the Easter Vigil Mass Pope Francis celebrates April 8 at St. Peter's Basilica.
"Every year, one of the deacons in the PMAC choir gets to help in singing it. It's
The resurrection of Jesus gives hope to all -- especially those newly baptized into the faith -- that sacrifices and crosses will be worth it, said Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron during an Easter Vigil Mass at the Cathedral of the Most
The joy of Jesus' resurrection from the dead gives joy and strength to those who are called to bring peace, reconciliation and justice to the suffering and the downtrodden, Pope Francis said.
"Let us make Jesus, the Living One, rise again from all
As the Church nears the end of Lent with Holy Week and the Easter Triduum, writer D.D. Emmons explores the history and traditions of Holy Saturday: “The day following the Crucifixion was the Jewish Sabbath, a day given to God, when no
The Easter liturgies -- with the fire, sharing of light from the paschal candle, the renewal of baptismal promises and the proclamation that Jesus has risen -- assure people that it is never too late to start again, Pope Francis said.
"It is