The sickbed as a holy place: Pope Francis reflects on his own illness at Jubilee of Sick — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, April 6, 2025, wearing nasal cannulas for supplemental oxygen as he continues recovering from bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/ EWTN News CNA Newsroom, Apr 6, 2025 / 07:32 am (CNA). Still recovering from bilateral pneumonia that hospitalized him for nearly…

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4 digital content creators discuss their role in the Church’s mission of evangelization — By: Catholic News Agency

From left to right: Alexandro Jurado, known as VoiceofReason on social media; Desirae Sifuentes, known as UncatechizedCatholic on Instagram; speaker and content creator Emily Wilson; and Kira Andrea, also known as Mercy Divine Music. / Credit: Photos courtesy of Alexandro Jurado, Desirae Sifuentes, Emily Wilson, and Kira Andrea CNA Staff, Apr 6, 2025 / 07:00…

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Colligite Fragmenta: Passion Sunday – “Iesus autem abscondit se” — By: OnePeterFive

From the pre-Lent, “Gesima” Sundays onward, Holy Mother Church began her plunge into liturgical death. At first we lost the “Alleluia”, the Gloria, and on Sundays we dressed in penitential violet to herald the proximity of Lent. With Lent, these privations applied every day, with the exception of our great feasts. Moreover, we became stiller…

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German diocese allows use of ‘gender star’ symbol in messaging for certain ministries — By: Catholic News Agency

The liturgical procession outside the Freiburg Cathedral on Nov. 17, 2024, where Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, presided over the beatification Mass Father Max Josef Metzger. Metzger was a Catholic priest executed by the Nazi regime in 1944 for his peace activism and ecumenical work. / Courtesy of…

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