Pope Leo XIV celebrates Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica — By: Catholic News Agency

VATICAN — Pope Leo XIV presided over the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday during which the preacher of the papal household exhorted Christians to “approach the Lord’s cross without fear.” The liturgy began with the pope lying prostrate before the cross and then unfolded in three parts: the…

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Catholic garment workers in Bangladesh stage Good Friday Passion play near Dhaka — By: Catholic News Agency

DHAKA, Bangladesh — In an industrial district 20 miles from Bangladesh’s capital, Catholic migrant workers who cannot travel home for Easter are keeping the faith alive — staging a living Way of the Cross on Good Friday at a church center established for their spiritual care. About 200 Catholics gathered April 3 at the Jesus…

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