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Pope Leo to receive French President Emmanuel Macron in the Vatican
Posted on 04/2/2026 02:42 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV will receive French President Emmanuel Macron in the Vatican on April 10, confirms the Director of the Holy See Press Office.
Cardinal You Heung-sik calls all priests 'friends of the Lord'
Posted on 04/2/2026 02:32 AM ()
Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik, Prefect of the Dicastery for Clergy, pens a letter to all priests, deacons, and seminarians throughout the world for Holy Thursday, thanking them for bringing Christ close to His people through their ministry.
Pope at Chrism Mass: Priests must spread Christ’s peace where death reigns
Posted on 04/2/2026 02:29 AM ()
At the Chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV invites priests, bishops, and all Christians to embrace their challenges with trust in God and “spread the fragrance of Christ where the stench of death reigns.”
Cardinal Parolin: May the powerful realize a better world is possible
Posted on 04/1/2026 10:33 AM ()
Speaking on an Italian Franciscan podcast, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin discusses the “worrying” global scenario, but emphasizes that there are still “signs of hope," particularly in the Christian faith and its emphasis on fraternity.
Bishop Shomali: Let us not forget Gaza and the West Bank
Posted on 04/1/2026 08:23 AM ()
In an interview with Vatican News, the vicar general of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls for continued attention to Gaza and the West Bank as “two million people are still suffering.”
Fr. Patton: Good Friday meditations are not to judge, but to inspire change
Posted on 04/1/2026 07:19 AM ()
Father Francesco Patton, author of the meditations for the Pope's Good Friday 'Via Crucis' at the Colosseum in Rome, notes that even today, many people are living a Way of the Cross.
Pope Leo to wash the feet of 12 Roman priests on Holy Thursday
Posted on 04/1/2026 06:07 AM ()
During the Mass "in Coena Domini" on Holy Thursday, Pope Leo will wash the feet of twelve priests - eleven of whom he ordained last year.
Chrism Mass in Chicago: Cardinal Cupich calls priests to be 'sacraments of peace'
Posted on 04/1/2026 04:37 AM ()
During Chrism Mass at the Holy Name Cathedral, Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, reflects on mission, war, and the quiet language of the holy oils, urging the Church to reject violence and bear witness to peace that transforms hearts rather than dominates them.
Catholic entrepreneurs in Asia urged to align business with mission and justice
Posted on 04/1/2026 04:26 AM ()
As the Church prepares for Easter during Holy Week, Asian Catholic business leaders attend an online UNIAPAC Asia event to explore their vocation as missionary disciples in the marketplace.
Nigerian dioceses to hold Easter Vigil earlier for security concerns
Posted on 04/1/2026 03:23 AM ()
Following an attack on a community on Palm Sunday, a number of Catholic dioceses in Nigeria decide to move their Easter Vigil Masses earlier in the day, to avoid holding the celebration at night.