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War forces Cardinal Pizzaballa to cancel Palm Sunday procession
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (290+ words) Amid the continuing war and restrictions on access to the holy sites, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem'has canceled the traditional Palm Sunday procession'from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem, announcing "exceptional measures" regarding this year's Holy Week and Easter celebrations....
Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's | Chattanooga Times Free Press
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (59+ words) Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after two years of subdued celebrations because of the war in…...
Before Becoming Bishop, Pope Leo Kept an All-Night Vigil With This Saint
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (1271+ words) On the eve of his ordination in Chiclayo, the future Pope traveled to a small town in northern Peru to pray before a relic of St. Turibius of Mogrovejo, a missionary bishop whose example would shape his own. The day…...
Pope Leo XIV declares Boys Town founder Father Flanagan venerable
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (666+ words) ROME (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV declared Father Edward Flanagan, the founder of'Boys Town, venerable on March 23, recognizing his heroic virtue and moving him one step closer to sainthood. The pope signed the decree during an audience with Cardinal Marcello…...
Sunday of the Holy Cross in Belgium
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (179+ words) The Feast of the Veneration of the Holy Cross was celebrated with profound reverence and spiritual joy at the Church of the Presentation of Christ (Hypapante) in Verviers. On Sunday, March 15, 2026, Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium, Exarch of the Netherlands and…...
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem’s visit spotlights plight of Holy Land Christians
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (370+ words) The Archdiocese of Detroit will welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, for a pastoral visit Dec. 47. The Archdiocese of Detroit will welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, for a pastoral visit Dec. 47. In an interview with…...
‘Thirst of their souls’ is awakening a new generation of catechumens in France, priest says
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (903+ words) March 23, 2026 Almudena Mart'nez-Bordi" News Briefs 0 Print The number of catechumens " people preparing to receive baptism " continues to grow robustly in France. After reaching the highest number in two decades in 2025, with a total of 10,384 baptisms during the Easter Vigil, several…...
Boys Town founder Father Flanagan moves one step closer to sainthood
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (1249+ words) March 23, 2026 Hannah Brockhaus News Briefs 0 Print The Irish-born priest is revered for his revolutionary approach to caring for impoverished boys at the group home he founded in Omaha, Nebraska. Pope Leo XIV on Monday approved the advancement of the beatification…...
Maryknoll Visit to Upstate NY Inspires Young Catholics to Live Gospel Locally in NYC
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (365+ words) OSSINING, NEW YORK "TaiShigatook a daytripto theMaryknoll Society Center in Ossining, where she learned about missionaries who traveled to China, SouthAmerica and other faraway places to spread theGospel. She came awayfrom thetriphaving learneda lessonshe vowed to remember. "The biggest takeawaymessage…...
Ballymoe-born priest named on Sainthood pathway - Midwest Radio
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (253+ words) Your browser requires one tap to start audio in a new tab. After the player opens, please press Listen Live. March 23, 2026 | 3:37 pm Roscommon-born priest Father Edward Flanagan has been named by Pope Leo XIV on the path to Sainthood. Father…...