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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

BREAKING: Trump backs down from threat to annihilate Iran condemned by Catholic leaders

by Kate Scanlon

Before the deadline he set, Trump said he would suspend the attacks for two weeks if Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil trade route.

Experts: Trump threat to wipe out Iran’s civilization violates international law, Christian ethics
‘We need more saints’: Center helps to advance canonization causes
Pope sends Easter message to displaced Lebanese Christians living ‘in dramatic circumstances’
Pope Leo urges citizens to call on their leaders to reject war after Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ Iran threat
Chicago group’s Easter Triduum visits bring comfort of the Eucharist to ICE detainees
In a time of war, Catholic parish’s interfaith peace meal celebrates ‘our oneness in faith’

U.S. Church

Proclaiming Easter joy in digital spaces

by Sister Hosea Rupprecht

When joy bursts from within us, we naturally want to share it.

Trump threatens strikes on Iranian infrastructure same day Pope Leo appeals for peace

Archbishop Broglio: War in Iran likely not justified under Catholic teaching on legitimate defense

Matisse’s 14 stations, depicting the ‘most profound of human dramas,’ on exhibit in Baltimore

Bishops’ Civil Rights pilgrimage shows need to face past to build new future

Philadelphia archbishop ‘OK’ after mild medical episode during chrism Mass

‘In this dark hour of history,’ do not shy away from your mission, says pope at chrism Mass

World

‘Miracle Doctor’ of Lourdes retires after 17 years, insisting miracles aren’t his job

by Caroline de Sury

“Our role as doctors is solely to determine whether a person has been cured, and whether that cure is unexplained,” he explained.

Pope sends Easter greetings to Catholic parish in Gaza amid fear, uncertainty of war
Jerusalem’s Holy Week embraced with silent prayer, intimate liturgies as war continues to escalate
In South Sudan, people have been through Way of the Cross, and long for Easter peace, bishop says
Cardinal Ouellet defamation suit against accuser awaits judge’s verdict after early March trial
Here’s a glimpse of Holy Week around the world

Jerusalem Church leaders decry death penalty law, ‘lifeless’ holy city ahead of Easter

Pope’s Palm Sunday peace appeal backed by Dalai Lama amid escalation of war

‘Like Jesus on the cross’: Priest abused in his youth asks Lord to forgive lay perpetrator

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Pope Francis, urges Catholics to proclaim truth in troubled world

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

Some thoughts on washing feet

by Effie Caldarola

A saint’s final footsteps

by Octavio Duran, OFM

Guarding the heart and home: Raising holy families in a screen-saturated world

by Sister Nancy Usselmann

Reviews

St. Francis of Assisi in film

by John Mulderig
Looking for a Holy Week read? Updated book explores ‘What Christ Suffered’
Meet the Catholic filmmaker behind a new series on ‘Women of the Bible’
‘The Optimist’ tells story of Holocaust survivor helped by Catholic family
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