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The Paschal Hope Of Ordinary Time
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (550+ words) by Lucia A. Silecchia A number of springs ago, I went to the Easter Vigil Mass with the joyous anticipation of Easter, though a bit muted." That year, my dad was journeying through what I knew " but did not want to…...
‘The Power With Which Christ Rose Is Entirely Nonviolent,’ Pope Leo XIV Says in Easter Peace Message
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (677+ words) VATICAN CITY (OSV News) " Speaking from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter, Pope Leo XIV delivered a passionate appeal for peace, declaring that the power of the risen Christ is "entirely nonviolent" and calling on world leaders to…...
Cathedral Basilica of St. James Fills With Hope This Easter
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (374+ words) DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN " Faithful from across Brooklyn and Queens gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James for Easter Mass on April 5, leaving many, like Halcyone Bullen-Thomas, hopeful for the future of the Church." "It's very inspiring. Christ has risen, and…...
Easter Vigil Illuminates Faith Journeys of 1,288 New Catholics
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (714+ words) PROSPECT HEIGHTS " Israel Rosario was baptized as a child, but at age 7, his grandmother passed, and his family stopped going to church. "After that, I was in a long period of absence," he said. That changed Saturday, April 4 during the…...
Bishop DiMarzio, Italian Apostolate’s Way of the Cross in Brooklyn
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (194+ words) The Italian Apostolate of the Diocese of Brooklyn'celebrated along with Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio'a candlelight Way of the Cross'on Good Friday.' The April 3 walk was sponsored'by the parishes'in Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights.' The celebration began at'Our Lady of Guadalupe Church'and…...
Bishop Robert Brennan Washes Feet of 12 During Mass of the Lord’s Supper in Brooklyn
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (291+ words) PROSPECT HEIGHTS " Chris Campo said he was "humbled" to have his feet washed by Bishop Robert Brennan at the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday. Campo was one of 12 people who participated in the ritual of the washing…...
Archbishop Hicks Joins Catholic Charities’ Holy Thursday Food Distribution in NYC
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (345+ words) Newly installed Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New'York'blessed'food items and the families that would receive them.'He then'got in line and helped hand out packets of frozen salmon.' "It's important for us to come out to get something to eat," Graham…...
Pope Leo XIV on Holy Thursday: Jesus Teaches Us How to Love at the Last Supper
6+ day, 19+ min ago (887+ words) ROME (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV washed and kissed the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday in his first Easter Triduum liturgy as pope, saying that Jesus taught us how to love like he loves during the Last Supper. "As…...
Local Sister Says Cameroon Feels ‘Fortunate’ for Pope’s Africa Trip
6+ day, 33+ min ago (778+ words) PARK SLOPE " Pope Leo XIV's upcoming four-nation trip to Africa is stirring hope for a religious sister in the Diocese of Brooklyn who monitors ongoing political and social strife in her native country, Cameroon. Sister Hilda Agah, who teaches second…...
The Soundtrack of the Easter Season: 10 Beloved Catholic Hymns
1+ week, 23+ min ago (1146+ words) On Easter Sunday, not only will pews fill, but music will ring out from churches nationwide to celebrate the Resurrection. The common denominator among these hymns is that they are special to the Easter season, with many dating back to…...