As we enter into the Easter season, there is an element of Christ’s redemptive suffering and resurrection that our world is still lacking: peace. In its latest editorial, the Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board writes: “Jesus, who had just suffered untold agony,
The mystery of the Resurrection is difficult to understand or explain and can only be welcomed into one's heart with trust and love, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, said in his Easter homily at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
"Today
The joy of Christ's resurrection is needed now more than ever in a time when war in Ukraine and other parts of the world makes the hope for peace seem like an illusion, Pope Francis said before giving his Easter blessing.
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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 world prepares to mark Easter, Catholic bishops in South Sudan and Sudan have urged their faithful to pray for Pope Francis' upcoming visit, while welcoming the pilgrimage as a blessing in a difficult year.
The bishops made the call in an
Despite the violence and divisions in today's world, it is still possible to see the signs of hope of the Resurrection, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, said in his Easter message.
Last year, in order to honor the Easter season, Ava Lalor shared that she was going to be intentional with honoring the Sabbath. While it didn’t go entirely as planned, she appreciated the effort to really celebrate this holy time of year:
In her latest Opening the Word column, Catherine Cavadini prepares us for the great Easter Vigil Mass, when we will sing again, “Alleluia!” Cavadini writes: “From a recognition of the goodness of creation itself to the particular good of our own ‘rescue,’
With pandemic restrictions almost fully lifted, churches and shopkeepers alike are hopeful that the streets of Jerusalem will fill up once again as Easter, Passover and Ramadan converge.
Joseph Hazboun, regional director of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association-Pontifical Mission in Jerusalem, noted
After two Easters with either delayed or scaled-back sacraments of initiation, thousands of new Catholics are expected to be welcomed into the Church this Easter at dioceses around the country. The start of one’s faith journey is an exciting and blessed time,