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With the incense burned from the newly blessed fire, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, incenses the “Stone of Anointing,” located at the entrance of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, where, according to tradition, the body of Jesus was anointed and prepared with aromatic oils for burial. March 30, 2024. / Credit:…
Pope Francis gives his urbi et orbi Easter blessing from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on March 31, 2024. / Credit: Pablo Esparza/CNA Vatican City, Mar 31, 2024 / 09:15 am (CNA). On the morning of Easter Sunday 2024, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square before delivering his urbi et…
Pope Francis presides over Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square on March 31, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 31, 2024 / 08:15 am (CNA). Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday 2024 before giving the traditional urbi et orbi blessing in the presence of approximately 60,000…
Pope Francis gives his urbi et orbi message and blessing from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on March 31, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 31, 2024 / 08:45 am (CNA). In his Easter Sunday blessing, Pope Francis asked the risen Lord to open paths of peace in the Holy Land,…
null / Credit: udra11/Shutterstock National Catholic Register, Mar 31, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Easter Sunday begins the Easter season. The 50-day Eastertide, running to Pentecost, is the longest season on the Church calendar (not counting Ordinary Time). Everything starts with the joyous celebrations of Easter Sunday and the Easter Octave to Divine Mercy Sunday….
Pope Francis presides at the Vatican’s Easter Vigil, Saturday, March 30, 2024 / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Mar 30, 2024 / 17:22 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Saturday evening presided over the Easter Vigil Mass at Saint Peter’s Basilica, reflecting on the gravity of Easter as a symbol of God’s reborn hope and the ultimate…
Pope Francis speaks at the Vatican’s Easter Vigil, March 30, 2024 / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Mar 30, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). The following is the text of Pope Francis’ homily delivered at the Vatican’s 2024 Easter Vigil. The women go to the tomb at daybreak, yet they still feel the darkness of night….
null / Credit: Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 30, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). The term “transhumanism” has been gaining prominence in recent times, sparking debates about the future of humanity and the ethical implications of new technologies designed to modify the human body. In a recent interview with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner,…
Father Roger Landry. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Roger Landry CNA Staff, Mar 30, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Father Roger Landry has worn a lot of hats during his 25-year priesthood, figuratively speaking. But this summer he says he’ll be trading them all in for one — a sun hat to protect his fair…
Tens of thousands gather outside of the Colosseum in Rome for the Via Crucis, the Way of the Cross, on Good Friday, March 29, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Mar 29, 2024 / 19:00 pm (CNA). In an apparent last-minute decision, Pope Francis skipped the Way of the Cross ceremony held at Rome’s…
