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Congressmen renew push to make Easter Monday a federal holiday
Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, is once more calling on Congress to pass his bill to enshrine Easter Monday as…
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Latin patriarch of Jerusalem on Easter: ‘The Risen One is not where we left him’
“The Risen One is not where we left him; he goes before us.” With this affirmation, the Latin patriarch of…
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On Easter Monday, Pope Leo XIV remembers those ‘tormented’ by war: ‘The truth does not remain hidden’
On his first Easter Monday as pope, Leo XIV appeared at the window of the Apostolic Palace under bright sunshine…
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Archbishop Broglio: War should always be ‘a last resort’
Archbishop for the Military Services, USA Timothy Broglio said this week that the ongoing U.S.-Iran war doesnʼt seem to be…
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Catholic garment workers in Bangladesh stage Good Friday Passion play near Dhaka
DHAKA, Bangladesh — In an industrial district 20 miles from Bangladesh’s capital, Catholic migrant workers who cannot travel home for…
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Official delegation announced for Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Equatorial Guinea
EBEBIYÍN, Equatorial Guinea — Preparations for the planned apostolic visit of Pope Leo XIV to Equatorial Guinea have gained momentum,…
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Protests, criticism from Church leaders force Indian government to delay bill on foreign donations
Though the Indian Hindu nationalist government was prepared to discuss a controversial amendment on foreign donations in the Indian Parliament…
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The miraculous origin story of Italy’s famous Easter dove bread
The quintessential Easter treat in Italy is a dove-shaped sweet bread known as the “Colomba di Pasqua” — or “Easter…
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U.S., Canadian seminarians prepare in Mexico to serve Hispanic community
In response to the growing Hispanic Catholic community in the United States and Canada, seminarians from both countries are being…
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New attacks by Israeli settlers on last entirely Christian village in West Bank
The Latin parish priest of the last entirely Christian village in the West Bank appealed for the solidarity of Christians…
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