Catholic-Orthodox families prepare with joy to celebrate shared Easter date — By: Catholic News Agency

Joseph Lovskiy (left), the only Catholic in his Russion Orthodox family, with his wife (right) and their youngest son, a Russian Orthodox priest, and his family. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Joseph Lovskiy Rome Newsroom, Apr 19, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to…

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PHOTOS: Angels of Rome’s Ponte Sant’Angelo guide pilgrims through Christ’s passion — By: Catholic News Agency

Sts. Peter and Paul, the patron saints of Rome, guard the entrance to Ponte Sant’Angelo, welcoming pilgrims as they begin their journey toward St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Apr 18, 2025 / 15:10 pm (CNA). Each year, thousands of faithful pilgrims purposefully pass over the Tiber River via Rome’s Ponte Sant’Angelo,…

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Rome’s ancient Colosseum hosts Way of the Cross with pope’s theme of renewal — By: Catholic News Agency

Thousands of faithful gather outside Rome’s illuminated Colosseum for the traditional Good Friday Way of the Cross ceremony on April 18, 2025, where Cardinal Baldassare Reina led the procession featuring Pope Francis’s meditations on divine mercy and human fragility. / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot CNA Newsroom, Apr 18, 2025 / 18:05 pm (CNA). Against the ancient…

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On Good Friday, Vatican preacher says authentic intelligence is found in self-giving love — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, gives the homily during a two-hour Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 18, 2025 / 13:29 pm (CNA). Rather than an “artificial” intelligence, Christ’s death teaches us the authentic “intelligence of the cross,” which…

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Faith on the streets: Holy Week plays in the Philippines depict passion of Jesus Christ — By: Catholic News Agency

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…

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PHOTOS: Archaeologists uncover early use of site beneath Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem — By: Catholic News Agency

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. /…

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The surprising Catholic origins of England’s hot cross bun — By: Catholic News Agency

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…

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