Archive for April 4, 2024

Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov's Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene (1835).?w=200&h=150

By Katie Yoder

Here’s when Easter officially ends

Easter lasts for a total of 50 days, from Easter Sunday until the feast of Pentecost. Read more

Father Artur Bubnevych, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Catholic Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico.?w=200&h=150

By Martin Barillas

Byzantine Catholic priest ‘overjoyed’ to join special Synod on Synodality meeting

Father Artur Bubnevych said he is honored and delighted to be among the five priests from the U.S. selected to... Read more

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew hopes for ‘unified date’ for Easter in East and West

“It is a scandal to celebrate separately the unique event of the one Resurrection of the One Lord,” Patriarch Bartholomew... Read more

A person walks past an area of a damaged building that is cordoned off following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on April 3, 2024, in Hualien, Taiwan.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

Pope Francis ‘deeply saddened,’ expresses closeness with victims of Taiwan earthquake

The Holy Father “assures everyone affected by this disaster of his heartfelt solidarity and spiritual closeness,” a Vatican telegram said. Read more

Guinness World Records recognized Juan Vicente Pérez Mora as the oldest man in the world on Feb. 4, 2022, when he was 112 years old and 253 days old.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Oldest man in the world dead at 114; prayed the rosary twice daily

Juan Vicente Pérez Mora was awarded the oldest man in the world distinction by Guinness World Records on Feb. 4,... Read more

Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, vice-president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, at the USCCB's fall meeting Nov. 15, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Baltimore Archdiocese sues insurers over abuse claims coverage

The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in September 2023 ahead of a state law that ended the statute of limitations for... Read more

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By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Priest says ‘trans’ people he has ministered to have deep wounds

Father Francisco “Patxi” Bronchalo said among the wounded he sees “children broken by very hard life experiences in the most... Read more

Father Javier Sánchez, 60, from the Archdiocese of Zaragoza in Spain died April 4, 2024, a victim of burns suffered when his liturgical vestments caught fire from a candle during the Easter Vigil on Saturday, March 30.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

‘Rocker’ Spanish priest dies from burns suffered during lighting of Easter fire

According to the Spanish newspaper El Heraldo de Aragón, sources from the archdiocese said Father Javier Sánchez “tried to protect... Read more

Catholic Relief Services workers help to distribute humanitarian aid materials to Gazan civilians in March 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Catholic Relief Services increasing efforts in Gaza despite deaths of aid workers   

Jason Knapp of CRS told CNA that they remain “committed to doing everything we can to address the significant humanitarian... Read more

Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell, who had been a registered Democrat for 40 years before this week, said that his party change was caused by the Democratic Party’s refusal to respect his pro-life views, which he said is grounded in his Catholic faith.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Catholic Nebraska lawmaker leaves Democratic Party over its pro-abortion views

Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell said in a news conference that his party change was caused by the Democratic Party’s... Read more

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Basilica of the National Vow in Quito, Ecuador.

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The Knights of Columbus used a paper cover to temporarily cloak artwork created by Father Marko Rupnik at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

Knights of Columbus covers Rupnik art at John Paul II Shrine pending sex abuse investigation

A Christian woman stands next to a clothesline while taking refuge in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp at the Pilot Primary School after their houses were burnt as a result of religious strife in Mangu on Feb. 2, 2024, following weeks of intercommunal violence and unrest in the Plateau State.

Christian watchdog calls on U.S. to recognize persecution of Christians in Nigeria

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec speaks at a press briefing on the synod at the Holy See press office, Oct. 9, 2018.

Cardinal Lacroix of Quebec returns to ministry after Vatican investigation finds no abuse

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

Vatican secretary of state meets Ukrainian president Zelenskyy

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Australian bishop hails U.S. Eucharistic Congress as model for global Catholic renewal

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Church in Dominican Republic advocates new pro-life penal code 

Katie Ledecky visits students at Stone Ridge of the Sacred Heart School following the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic games

‘Strong faith and humility’ mark swimmer Katie Ledecky’s life, her former principal says

St. Bridget of Sweden.

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