At Easter Vigil, Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace to ‘Grow and Flourish’ Throughout the World
The ancient vigil 'stretches across the centuries as a path of reconciliation and grace,' the Pope said at the Vatican.
Government of Cuba Announces Release of More Than 2,000 Prisoners for Easter
The government said it was making the release 'in the context of the religious celebrations of Holy Week.'
Archbishop Broglio: War Should Always Be ‘a Last Resort’
U.S. military services shepherd said it was ‘hard’ to see how the ongoing war with Iran could be justified.
Sifting Sin: Lessons From a Sandbox and a 4-Year-Old
COMMENTARY: A simple afternoon of sifting sand becomes a reflection on how sin slips quietly into the soul — and how grace restores what was lost.
Is the Culture of Death Committing Suicide?
From Iceland to the wider West, falling birthrates and the elimination of the ‘unfit’ reveal a civilization undermining its own future.
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV Carries the Cross at the Via Crucis in the Colosseum
The Pope personally carried the cross through every station of the Good Friday Way of the Cross at the Colosseum.
Pope Leo XIV on Good Friday Urges the Faithful to ‘Live Our Lives as a Journey’ in Christ’s Love
The Holy Father carried the cross at the Roman amphitheater on Good Friday, the first time a pope has done so in several years.
Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica
After the proclamation of the Gospel of John’s account of Christ’s passion, the papal preacher, Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, delivered a homily.
Contemplating Christ’s Wounds on the Cross
BOOK EXCERPT: ‘I realized I could never look upon a crucifix the same way again.’
Hundreds of Adults to Be Baptized in Paris at Easter — Part of Thousands-Strong Surge of New Catholics in France
Across France, more than 13,000 adults will be baptized this Easter, according to data released by the French Bishops’ Conference — an increase of 28% compared with 2025.