Catholic Renewal Is Rising in Surprising Places
COMMENTARY: From campus chapels to parish halls, a quiet Catholic renewal is taking root beyond the Church’s usual centers of visibility.
Congressmen Renew Push to Make Easter Monday a Federal Holiday
Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, introduced legislation that would make the day after Easter Sunday a federal holiday.
Defense Secretary Hegseth Removes Top Army Chaplain Amid Iran War, Chaplaincy Reform
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.
Leo XIV’s First Holy Week: The Appeals for Peace and the Holy See’s Voice in Today’s Media Climate
ANALYSIS: Leo presents faith as the foundation of the Church’s message to the world, emphasizing the power of symbols over rhetoric.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem on Easter: ‘The Risen One Is Not Where We Left Him’
In his homily on Easter Sunday, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said the resurrection of Christ turns our world upside down and opens unforeseen horizons regarding life and death.
Why the Catholic Church Celebrates Easter Monday Under the Title ‘Monday of the Angel’
In many countries in Europe and South America, Easter Monday, also known as ‘Little Easter,’ is a national holiday.
Pray the Divine Mercy Novena
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.
On Easter Monday, Pope Leo XIV Proclaims Joy of Risen Christ, Remembers Those ‘Tormented’ by War
Upon the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the pope also remembered Pope Francis, who died one year ago on Easter Monday.
Pope Leo XIV: Every Vocation Is a ‘Path of Beauty’
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
‘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!’