18+ hour, 39+ min ago  (804+ words) On his first Good Friday as pope, Leo XIV led the Way of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum and carried a wooden cross for all fourteen stations, in commemoration of the path trodden by Jesus on the Via Dolorosa to…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (376+ words) A Reflection for Good Friday of the Lord's Passion After this, aware that everything was now finished,in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled,Jesus said, "I thirst.There was a vessel filled with common wine.So they put…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (276+ words) A Reflection for Holy Thursday He came to Simon Peter, who said to him,Master, are you going to wash my feet?Jesus answered and said to him,What I am doing, you do not understand now,but you will…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (885+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) " Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to reject comfort, power and domination and instead embrace a mission rooted in self-giving love, even when it requires risk, vulnerability and suffering. As Catholics prepare for Easter on Holy Thursday, Pope…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (17+ words) Acts of service on display: The Catholic Charities People of Hope museum shows neighbors helping neighbors'America Magazine...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (791+ words) A Homily for Holy Thursday " Evening Mass of the Lord's SupperReadings: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 " 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 " John 13:1-15 Many of us discovered our dearest, deepest friendships away at school. Perhaps because the surety of home fell away like a chrysalis as our emotions were…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (820+ words) Catholic Movie Club: An atheist's the transformative power of Christ's Passion'America Magazine There is no hard evidence that St. Genesius, the patron saint of actors, actually existed. According to legend, he was an actor in third-century Rome during the reign…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (349+ words) How would you treat this person who is standing before you?" And as she put it, "the only appropriate answer from a Christian is: "Here I am." The story was captured as part of the Catholic Charities People of Hope…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (628+ words) (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV will wash the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday during the "In Coena Domini" " the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper " on April 2 at the Basilica of St. John Lateran. "Eleven of them are…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1104+ words) On Jan. 19, the Indiana University football team, after decades of losing and causing heartbreak for fans, won the national championship. It was a remarkable turnaround, an experience of communal joy and catharsis like I have seldom known and a testament…...