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Catholic Renewal Is Rising in Surprising Places

Parishioners gather around the fire at the start of the Easter Vigil on April 4 at Holy Trinity Parish in Westminster, Colorado.

COMMENTARY: From campus chapels to parish halls, a quiet Catholic renewal is taking root beyond the Church’s usual centers of visibility.

Defense Secretary Hegseth Removes Top Army Chaplain Amid Iran War, Chaplaincy Reform

U.S. President Donald Trump bows his head as U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. (right) delivers a benediction during a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 2, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

The reason for the removal of Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. is unclear. However, Hegseth has removed more than a dozen military leaders during his tenure and has vowed to reform the chaplaincy.

Pray the Divine Mercy Novena

Cezary Wojtkowski
The original Divine Mercy image is seen in Holy Trinity Church in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The novena originates with St. Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, canonized a saint in April 2000, a Polish religious sister and mystic who experienced apparitions of Jesus.

Pope Leo XIV: Every Vocation Is a ‘Path of Beauty’

Nineteen men lie prostrate for their ordination as priests for the Diocese of Rome on April 26, 2015. |

In a message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations titled ‘The Interior Discovery of God’s Gift,’ the Holy Father reflects on the interior dimension of one’s vocation.

Full Text: Pope Leo XIV’s Urbi et Orbi Message

Elisabetta Trevisan
Pope Leo waves to the faithful from the loggia following his Easter message and blessing on April 5, 2026.

‘In the light of Easter, let us allow ourselves to be amazed by Christ! Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us!’