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‘Run’ to seek Christ in everyday life, Pope Francis says in Easter Sunday homily
20
Apr
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‘Run’ to seek Christ in everyday life, Pope Francis says in Easter Sunday homily

Under clear spring skies and surrounded by thousands of faithful gathered in a St. Peter’s Square adorned with vibrant yellow daffodils, Pope Francis’s Easter Sunday homily called Christians to actively seek the risen Jesus in their daily lives, urging believers to “run” just as the disciples did after discovering the empty tomb. “We must look for him without ceasing,” emphasized the pope’s text, which was delivered by Cardinal Angelo Comastri on April 20. “Because if he has risen from the dead, then he is present everywhere, he dwells among us, he hides himself and reveals himself even today in the sisters…
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How the tradition of Dutch flowers at the pope’s Easter Mass was saved
20
Apr
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How the tradition of Dutch flowers at the pope’s Easter Mass was saved

In early 2022, some Dutch Catholics were dismayed to learn that a 37-year Easter tradition would not continue. The Netherlands, known for its fields of flowers, had for more than three decades donated the colorful tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths that decorate St. Peter’s Square for the pope’s Easter Sunday Mass at the Vatican. Pope Francis celebrates Easter Sunday Mass in 2017, flanked by tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils from the Netherlands. Credit: Lucia Ballester/CNA The custom was put on hold for two years because of coronavirus restrictions, and in 2022, the Dutch florist who had organized the initiative since 2015 said…
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20
Apr
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On Easter Sunday 2025, Pope Francis did not deliver his speech in person, though he briefly greeted the faithful with a brief “Brothers and Sisters, Happy Easter”. The pope’s traditio, “urbi et orbi,” was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, as the 88-year-old pontiff, still convalescing, was present but physically limited. Pope Francis briefly blessed the crowd after the message was read. “Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.…
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How a stolen rosary led one young woman to the Catholic Church
20
Apr
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How a stolen rosary led one young woman to the Catholic Church

In 2017, while working at the World Food Program office in the Azarieh building in downtown Beirut, Iman Hijaze spotted her colleague’s rosary lying on the floor. Alex Imad, a former Shiite Muslim who had converted to Christianity, had accidentally dropped it. “When I touched it, I felt an electrical shock through my body,” Hijaze recalled.   Instead of returning the rosary to Imad, Hijaze slipped it into her pocket. Later, Imad checked the security camera footage and discovered what happened. When he confronted her, he hugged her gently and drew the sign of the cross on her back.  “I felt another…
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Good Friday
06
Apr
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Good Friday

Date: 18th April, 2025 Time: Morning Session and Afternoon Session Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, observed on the Friday before Easter Sunday. It's a day of mourning, reflection, and remembrance of Jesus' sacrifice for humanity.
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Holy Thursday Mass
06
Apr
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Holy Thursday Mass

Date: 17th April, 2025 Time: 6:30pm Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, is a Christian holy day commemorating the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples, the institution of the Eucharist, and the washing of the feet.
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Palm Sunday
06
Apr
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Palm Sunday

Date: 13th April, 2025. Procession: Reporting Time - 7.00 a.m. and procession begins at 7.30 a.m. Venue: Wisconsin University Car Park. Palm Sunday commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when He was greeted by cheering crowds waving palm branches that they set out on the ground along his path
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Tallest cross in the world will remain despite Spanish ‘resignification’ project
05
Apr
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Tallest cross in the world will remain despite Spanish ‘resignification’ project

The spokesman for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym), Bishop Francisco César García Magán, stated Friday that the 492-foot cross at the Valley of the Fallen, the tallest cross in the world, will remain standing as part of the Spanish government’s “resignification” of the site. The Valley of the Fallen, inaugurated in 1959, is a huge complex built after the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and is located about 30 miles from Madrid. It consists of a basilica situated underground in an excavated space in the mountain, a monumental cross, a Benedictine monastery, a school, and a Stations…
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St. Peter’s Basilica to exhibit Veronica’s Veil on April 6
05
Apr
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St. Peter’s Basilica to exhibit Veronica’s Veil on April 6

On Sunday, April 6, the fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered “Veronica’s Veil,” a cloth that, according to tradition, was used to wipe the face of Jesus on his way to Calvary, renewing a very ancient tradition of the Catholic Church. At 6 p.m. local time, while the litanies are being intoned, the faithful will walk through the naves of the basilica, entering through the Holy Door. From the Veronica loggia, the relic, also known as the Holy Face, will be displayed in an extraordinary liturgy. Afterward, the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Mauro…
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