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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Pope: Don’t be paralyzed by mistrust, fear; be catalyzed by Christ to build peace

by Carol Glatz

Some “stones” weigh heavily on the human heart, “such as mistrust, fear, selfishness and resentment. … Let us not allow ourselves to be paralyzed by them!”

Archbishop Broglio: War in Iran likely not justified under Catholic teaching on legitimate defense
Kansas Catholic school answers the call to go old-school with landline phones
At Colosseum, pope carries the cross, leading thousands in Good Friday prayer for suffering world
Good Friday liturgy underscores need to break ‘this chain’ of violence
Jerusalem’s Holy Week embraced with silent prayer, intimate liturgies as war continues to escalate
Pope Leo XIV calls Israeli, Ukrainian leaders on Good Friday, urging peace

U.S. Church

Washington Roundup: Bondi fired, tentative DHS funding deal struck, Johnson Amendment case dismissed

by Kate Scanlon

President Donald Trump said April 2 he removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her role, the second Cabinet member he has fired within a month. 

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

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

USCCB president asks Catholics to ‘pray ardently’ for an end to war with Iran

Catholic leaders warn against antisemitism in Holy Week liturgies

Supreme Court hears case on birthright citizenship executive order with Trump in attendance

Thomas More Society is awarded $4.5 million in attorney fees in California gender secrecy case

World

In South Sudan, people have been through Way of the Cross, and long for Easter peace, bishop says

by Fredrick Nzwili

NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) – A Catholic bishop in South Sudan says his people are living a real-life Way of the Cross, marked by suffering, violence and deep …

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

Cardinal Roche: Selflessness of Pedro Ballester is a witness for today’s youth

French Church gives ‘best to the poorest’ in landmark Paris architectural project

Georgetown’s Qatar campus remains closed as Iran threatens US schools in region

Vatican

‘I carry all these sufferings, too, in my prayer’: Why Pope Leo XIV is carrying the cross at all 14 stations Good Friday

by Courtney Mares

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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