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Today's Readings
- Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
  
  Reading I Isaiah 52:13—53:12
  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25
  Reading II Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
  
  Gospel John 18:1—19:42
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News from the Vatican
- Commonwealth of Nations seeks Vatican collaboration in peace, tolerance
  
  With much of the world ravaged by global conflicts belonging to what Pope Francis has dubbed al a “third world war fought piecemeal,” an international association dedicated to promoting peace and...
- Cardinal claims new revelations prove prosecutorial misconduct in ‘Trial of the Century’
  
  “From the beginning, I spoke of a plot against me: An investigation built on falsehoods, which five years ago unjustly devastated my life and exposed me to a pillory of global proportions,” Cardinal...
- Vatican confirms suppression of all branches of scandal-plagued Peru group
  
  On Monday the Peru-based Sodalitium Christiane Vitae (SCV) announced its formal suppression, bringing to an end a decade-long saga.
- ‘New phase’ of Francis papacy is slowing taking shape
  
  Pope Francis's repeated surprise outings and appearances last week, especially his unannounced presence at the end of Sunday Masses in St. Peter's Square, could provide a glimpse of what the...
- ‘Pope of surprises’ puts in unscripted appearance at Palm Sunday Mass
  
  As the Catholic Church begins its most solemn time of the year, Pope Francis made an appearance in St. Peter’s Square at the end of Palm Sunday Mass, wishing faithful a blessed start to Holy Week.
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- Vatican Highlights Holy Thursday Call to ‘Power of Service’ Exemplified by Christ
  
  Zofia Czubak Cardinal Mauro Gambetti elevates the Host during the consecration at the Mass of the Lord's Supper in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, April 17...
- Here’s How to Pray the Official Novena to Soon-to-Be Saint Carlo Acutis
  
  Stained-glass window of Blessed Carlo Acutis at St. Aldhelm’s in Malmesbury, England ‘Blessed Carlo Acutis, you who made your life a continual renunciation...
- This Year’s Shared Easter Provides ‘Joy’ to Catholic-Orthodox Blended Families
  
  Father John Basarab, pastor of Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church, celebrates Easter 2024 in Annandale, Virginia. The Orthodox and Catholic...
- Sodom and Gomorrah: Divine Judgment in Genesis and Art
  
  John Martin, “The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah,” 1852, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England OLD TESTAMENT & ART: The story of Sodom is more...
- ‘The Chosen’ Offers a Front-Seat View of the Last Supper
  
  “The Chosen: Last Supper” focuses on the events of Holy Week With cinematic grace and theological weight, ‘The Chosen’ invites viewers into the upper room to...