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A Senákulo performance in Marinduque, Philippines. / Credit: Brahma C. Foz Manila, Philippines, Apr 18, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Every Holy Week, streets across the Philippines transform into open-air stages for one of the country’s most unique and deeply rooted Catholic traditions: the “Senákulo,” a dramatic reenactment of the passion, death, and resurrection of…
A Greek Orthodox monk pours oil into the lamps in front of the edicule of the Holy Sepulcher, which contains the venerated tomb. The three communities responsible for the Holy Sepulcher are the Greek Orthodox, the Latin Catholic, and the Armenian. Every movement and schedule inside the basilica is governed by the Status Quo. /…
According to Stephen de Silva, St. Albans Cathedral’s longest-serving guide of more than 45 years, religious brothers who lived in the cathedral’s abbey in the 14th century invented the original hot cross bun for both charitable and catechetical reasons. / Credit: Photo courtesy of St. Alban’s Cathedral Rome Newsroom, Apr 18, 2025 / 04:00 am…
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti performs the washing of feet ritual for laypersons during the Holy Thursday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, April 17, 2025. / Vatican Media / Screenshot CNA Newsroom, Apr 17, 2025 / 17:18 pm (CNA). During the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti reflected on Jesus’…
The National Catholic Education Association report highlights that 18% of students in U.S. Catholic schools use school choice programs, up by nearly 5% from last year. / Credit: RasyidArt/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 15:05 pm (CNA). The National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) this week released the annual report for Catholic school data,…
Florida State University students wait for news amid an active shooter incident at the school’s campus in Tallahassee, Florida, Thursday, April 17, 2025. / Credit: AP Photo/Kate Payne CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 15:31 pm (CNA). Catholic students at Florida State University have been praying and assiting their fellow Seminoles amid a mass shooting…
The University of Notre Dame. / Credit: Grindstone Media Group/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 13:32 pm (CNA). A Wednesday report by an education watchdog organization identified 20 Catholic colleges and universities that had “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs. Defending Education, a national grassroots group combating “indoctrination in classrooms,” identified more than 350…
Priests gather at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. / Credit: Photo by Josh Applegate, in partnership with the National Eucharistic Congress Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 17, 2025 / 14:03 pm (CNA). More than 400 men will be ordained to the priesthood in the U.S. this year, and on average they began to consider…
Stained0glass window of Blessed Carlo Acutis at St. Aldhelm’s in Malmesbury, England. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Thomas Kulandaisamy/Catholic Herald CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 14:34 pm (CNA). Blessed Carlo Acutis, the gaming teenager who had a deep love for Christ in the Eucharist, is about to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint….
Pope Francis meets with inmates in a surprise visit to the Regina Coeli Prison on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Apr 17, 2025 / 12:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis, still recovering after his recent hospitalization for double pneumonia, made a surprise visit to Rome’s Regina Coeli prison…
