Pope Francis: The resurrection of Jesus changes our lives completely and forever
Following his brief message, he recited the Regina Caeli, a Latin antiphon honoring the Virgin Mary that is prayed during the Easter season. From Easter Sunday to Pentecost, Pope Francis…
Catholic cemeteries on the front line against secular fear of death
“Fear of death is an existential issue,” he said. “Jesus Christ is our model and the key to existential meaning. He transforms death for believers,” making it not just tolerable…
‘The mother of all holy vigils’: Jerusalem basilica is first place to announce Easter
“Jesus,” the patriarch added, “has unhinged the gates of the kingdom of death with the only weapon that death cannot resist, which is love. If we remain in love, we…
Full text of Pope Francis’ urbi et orbi blessing for Easter 2024
Brothers and sisters, let us not forget Syria, which for 13 years has suffered from the effects of a long and devastating war. So many deaths and disappearances, so much…
Pope Francis on Easter: May the risen Christ open a path of peace in the Holy Land
Pope Francis gives his urbi et orbi blessing from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica before an estimated 60,000 people on March 31, 2024. Credit: Vatican Media The pope…
Pope Francis celebrates Easter 2024: ‘Jesus Christ is risen’
In his urbi et orbi message following the Mass, the pope reflected on the “amazing discovery of Easter morning” as the women discovered an empty tomb. “The tomb of Jesus…
How to revive the celebration of Eastertide
Easter people everywhere can do the “Via Lucis,” the Stations of Light recalling 14 events after the Resurrection. As the Vatican’s Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy explains: “A…
Pope Francis at Easter Vigil: Christ ‘is the one who brings us from darkness into light’
Clergy and visitors assemble at the Vatican’s Easter Vigil, Saturday, March 30, 2024. Daniel Ibanez/CNA But, the pope noted, the women, upon casting their gazes upward, found the stone rolled…
Full Text: Pope Francis’ homily for Easter Vigil 2024 at the Vatican
Brothers and sisters, it can also be that way with us. There are times when we may feel that a great stone blocks the door of our hearts, stifling life,…
What is transhumanism and what are its ethical challenges? A Catholic philosopher responds
A practical example occurred at the end of January when Neuralink, an American neurotechnology company owned by Elon Musk, implanted a brain chip in the first human patient, who was…
Priest prepares for ‘crazy’ 1,500-mile Eucharistic pilgrimage
Two years ago, Landry’s bishop commissioned him to be one of the 60 Eucharistic preachers — priests committed to making themselves available to preach on the Eucharist during the time…
Pope Francis skips Via Crucis in Rome while tens of thousands pray his meditations
At the second station the meditation, addressed to Christ, stated: “You want us to lay upon your shoulders all our problems and needs, because you want us to find freedom…