DHAKA, Bangladesh (OSV News) — Amid signs of changes and more religious inclusivity in the country, church leaders in Bangladesh called for Easter Sunday to be a public holiday. The …
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A blessed Easter Octave to you! This week the OSV News wire saw coverage of earthquakes in Taiwan and the U.S., a recent report showing nearly all countries worldwide will …
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This year, I’m glad to see Lent come to an end, and not just because of Easter Alleluias and Cadbury dark chocolate eggs. It was a tough Lent. Part of …
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In Galveston-Houston Archdiocese, 758 adults step forward in faith to be confirmed
by James Ramosby James RamosHOUSTON (OSV News) — One by one, each bearing the name of a confirmation saint, more than 750 adults stepped forward in faith this January, well over the number of …
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Did you know that the crown of thorns from Jesus’ passion still exists today? It is one of the most precious relics in the treasury of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, …
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Patriarchs celebrate Easter at ancient Mount Nebo, urge Jordanian Christians to seek reconciliation amid tensions in Holy Land
by Dale Gavlakby Dale GavlakMOUNT NEBO, Jordan (OSV News) — Some years ago, Jordan adopted a unique approach to celebrating Christmas and Easter to encourage unity. All Christian denominations agreed to celebrate Western Christmas, …
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JERUSALEM (OSV News) — A British-Israeli mother and her two daughters were killed in a drive-by-shooting terrorist attack in the Jordan valley on April 7, during a week that, instead …
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Pope prays that Easter joy would break through gloom of sin, war, strife
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) — On a bright spring morning, Pope Francis prayed that Christians would experience the joy of Easter and allow Christ’s resurrection to be “the light that illumines …
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Good questions, FOCUS and large stuffed pigs: one new Catholic’s journey to the faith
by Kiki Haydenby Kiki Hayden(OSV News) — Nineteen-year-old Kelsey Moore felt drawn to the Catholic faith because of the joy it brings her, as well as its solid foundations in logic. But her journey …
