Archive for April 2, 2021
The next hundred years of St. John Paul II’s legacy
Pope St. John Paul II— who would have turned 100 years old May 18— was a man of great humility,... Read more
The Good Friday tradition of the ‘Last Words of Christ’
Begun in Peru in the 1600s, the tradition of reflecting on the last words of Christ from the cross is... Read more
Cardinal Dziwisz: St. John Paul II’s last days ‘a source of consolation’ for pandemic-hit world
People around the world continue to draw strength from the way that St. John Paul II faced his final days,... Read more
Pope Francis visits Vatican vaccination center
Pope Francis on the morning of Good Friday visited the auditorium where the Vatican is vaccinating 1,200 people in need... Read more
‘O crux, ave spes unica!’: The story of the crucifix St. John Paul II held on his last Good Friday
Days before his death, Pope John Paul II was pictured holding a crucifix in his private chapel on Good Friday.... Read more
Papal preacher on Good Friday: Political ideologies wound fraternity in the Catholic Church
Politics turned into ideologies have wounded fraternity in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., said at the Vatican’s... Read more
Full text: Cardinal Cantalamessa's homily at the Vatican's Good Friday liturgy
On Good Friday, Pope Francis celebrated the Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord at the Altar of the Chair... Read more
Pope Francis leads Via Crucis seen through the eyes of children
Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross, featuring meditations prepared by children, at the Vatican on Good Friday evening. Read more
