Archive for April 15, 2022

Pilgrims gather for the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday, April 3, 2015.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Full text: Good Friday 2022 Way of the Cross led by Pope Francis

Here is the full text of the Via Crucis at Rome’s Colosseum led by Pope Francis. Read more

Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, the Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London, England.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

How the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church spread worldwide

In 1946, the Church’s very existence was threatened. Today, it is thriving worldwide. Read more

Pope Francis is interviewed by Lorena Bianchetti at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Good Friday 2022: Pope Francis says ‘world has chosen the path of Cain’

‘War is everywhere,’ he told interviewer Lorena Bianchetti. Read more

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa preaches at the Good Friday liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica, April 15, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Full text: Cardinal Cantalamessa’s homily at the Vatican’s Good Friday 2022 liturgy

‘This year we celebrate Easter not to the joyful sound of bells, but with the noise in the ears of... Read more

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, was interviewed by EWTN on April 14, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Top Vatican cardinal: 'Legitimate concerns' about Germany's 'Synodal Path'

Cardinal Kurt Koch has confirmed Pope Francis’ apprehension about Germany’s “Synodal Path,” telling EWTN in an exclusive interview that critics... Read more

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa preaches at the Good Friday liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica, April 15, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Papal preacher on Good Friday 2022: From Pilate to the internet age, people have turned their backs on Jesus

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa was preaching in St. Peter’s Basilica in the presence of Pope Francis. Read more

Papal envoy Cardinal Konrad Krajewski prays at a mass grave in Ukraine on Good Friday, April 15, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Good Friday 2022: Papal envoy prays at mass grave in Ukraine

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski visited the newly liberated areas around the capital Kyiv. Read more

Irina, from Ukraine, and Albina, from Russia, hold the cross at Rome’s Colosseum, April 15, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Vatican adapts Good Friday Way of the Cross after outcry in Ukraine

The original plan was strongly criticized by Ukrainian Catholic leaders. Read more

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Father Enzo Fortunato, OFM Conv., communications director for St. Peter’s Basilica, holds up a copy of the first issue of the Vatican's new monthly magazine, “Piazza San Pietro.”

Vatican to point live webcam at St. Peter’s tomb, publish monthly magazine

Nigerian priests, Father George Ehusani, founder of the Psycho-Spiritual Institute (PSI) and Executive Director of the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, and Father Hyacinth Ichoku, the Vice Chancellor of Veritas University Abuja, expressed grave concern about the worsening security situation in Nigeria, noting recent activities by the less-known Lakurawa jihadist group in the country’s Northwest region.

“We are in trouble”: Catholic priests lament another jihadist group making inroads in Nigeria

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.”

Here is the miracle that now paves the way for Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization

St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany.

New design of St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin sparks both praise and criticism

Pope Francis meets with the academic community of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences in the Vatican, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024

Pope Francis urges marriage and family institute: Use the gospel to spread salvation

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Investing with a clear conscience: How should Catholics manage their money?

A candle of St. Jude.

Illinois diocese halts St. Jude relic tour amid ‘incident’ involving priest, students

Pope Francis welcomes Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Mar Awa III to the Vatican on Nov. 9, 2024.

The Assyrian-Catholic bond: a model of unity despite differences

Pope Francis speaks on the solemnity Christ the King in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Nov. 24, 2024.

Pope Francis urges young Catholics to build a world rooted in Christ’s kingship

Nave of St. Josaphat Ukranian Catholic Cathedral in Parma, Ohio.

Eastern Catholics begin Nativity Fast to empty themselves as did Christ in the Incarnation

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