Archive for March 31, 2024

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By Joseph Pronechen

How to revive the celebration of Eastertide

The 50-day Eastertide, running to Pentecost, is the longest season on the Church calendar. Read more

Pope Francis presides over Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square on March 31, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis celebrates Easter 2024: ‘Jesus Christ is risen’

Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday 2024 before giving the traditional urbi et orbi... Read more

Pope Francis gives his urbi et orbi message and blessing from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on March 31, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis on Easter: May the risen Christ open a path of peace in the Holy Land

In his Easter Sunday blessing, Pope Francis asked the risen Lord to open paths of peace in the Holy Land,... Read more

With the incense burned from the newly blessed fire, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, incenses the "Stone of Anointing," located at the entrance of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, where, according to tradition, the body of Jesus was anointed and prepared with aromatic oils for burial. March 30, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Marinella Bandini

‘The mother of all holy vigils’: Jerusalem basilica is first place to announce Easter

In the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, the church of the Lord’s resurrection, the Easter Vigil is held on Saturday... Read more

Pope Francis gives his urbi et orbi Easter blessing from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on March 31, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Pope Francis

Full text of Pope Francis’ urbi et orbi blessing for Easter 2024

Here is the full text of the pope’s urbi et orbi message and blessing from the central loggia of St.... Read more