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Hot cross buns.

From capirotada to hot cross buns: Lent’s rich culinary traditions

Mar 2, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Many around the world use the season of Lent to prepare specific homemade delicacies to remind them of the life... Read more

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Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik, prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy, celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for Korean Catholics before the statue of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn was blessed by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, on Sept. 16, 2023.

Vatican updates rules for Mass intentions, permits collective offerings under strict conditions

A smiling Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square on April 13, 2025, in a surprise visit at the end of the outdoor Palm Sunday Mass.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at Palm Sunday Mass

At least 33 people have been reported dead and thousands displaced following April 5-6, 2025, flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congolese bishops express ‘spiritual closeness’ with victims of deadly floods in Kinshasa

The main entrance to the Armenian Patriarchate and the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem.

Armenian Patriarchate takes legal action to halt Jerusalem’s tax foreclosure

A priest holds palms on Palm Sunday.

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The choir, clergy and guests stand during the ceremony to mark the reopening of Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral on Dec. 7, 2024, in Paris, France. After five years of restoration, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris reopened its doors to the world in the presence of Emmanuel Macron and around 50 heads of state, including President-elect Donald Trump, invited for the occasion.

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Students from local schools lead the Colorado March for Life at the state capitol on April 11, 2025.

More than 3,500 gather for Colorado March for Life

Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback speaks to EWTN News Nightly Anchor Mark Irons on Friday, April 11, 2025.

Former ambassador Sam Brownback praises Trump's religious freedom pick: 'It's in his DNA'

Pope Francis kneels in prayer before the revered Marian icon "Salus Populi Romani" at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, April 12, 2025.

Pope Francis makes prayerful visit to Marian basilica before Holy Week

Seminarians live active lives, balancing prayer, studies, fraternity, and exercise. The Nazareth House provides seminarians with a healthy space to recreate, pray, cook, and share meals together.

University of Mary and Diocese of Phoenix launch first-ever Catholic seminary in Arizona

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