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The Catholic faithful gathered in the Cenacle in Jerusalem for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper that the Franciscan friars celebrated on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024. The Cenacle is at the center of strong tensions and disputes regarding ownership and rights of access and celebration. An ancient tradition places King David’s tomb here and…

A Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish procession honoring the patroness of Cuba on Sept. 7, 2023. / Credit: Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Havana, Cuba ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 28, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). The regime of President Miguel Díaz-Canel in Cuba has prohibited several Holy Week processions in different cities of the…

null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 28, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Governors Jim Justice of West Virginia, Spencer Cox of Utah, and Brad Little of Idaho — all Republicans — signed legislation in their states to enhance religious freedom protections.  The new West Virginia law establishes stronger religious freedom protections for student organizations at public…

Pope Francis kisses the foot of one of the 12 women whose feet he washed at the Rebibbia Women’s Prison in Rome on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Mar 28, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Thursday washed the feet of 12 prisoners at a prison facility…