SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Isidore of Seville
POPE SPEAKS WITH ISRAELI AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTS AMID CONFLICTS IN HOLY LAND, UKRAINE
The Vatican said the pope spoke separately with both presidents on April 3. They exchanged Easter and Passover greetings. Leo also spoke with the presidents about the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and highlighted the need for continued humanitarian aid…READ MORE >
POPE LEO XIV CARRIES THE CROSS AT VIA CRUCIS IN THE COLOSSEUM
The pope personally carried the cross through every station of the Good Friday Way of the Cross at the Colosseum, the first time in four years the figure of the Supreme Pontiff has been present at the amphitheater…READ MORE >
JERUSALEM’S HOLY WEEK EMBRACED WITH SILENT PRAYER, INTIMATE LITURGIES AS WAR CONTINUES TO ESCALATE
Israeli authorities, citing security concerns amid the U.S. and Israel–Iran war, have limited access to major liturgies, including those at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where a handful of friars led by Holy Land’s patriarchs celebrated Holy Thursday and Good Friday liturgies…READ MORE >
VITTORIO MESSORI, AUTHOR OF ‘THE RATZINGER REPORT’ DIES AT 84
Vittorio Messori, one of the most influential Catholic journalists and authors of the modern era, who is best known for his groundbreaking book-length interview with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI), has died at the age of 84…READ MORE >
BRAVE BOY WHO SHIELDED FRIEND DURING ANNUNCIATION SCHOOL SHOOTING RECEIVES MEDAL OF HONOR
During the active-shooter situation that claimed the lives of two students and left 24 other children and three adults injured, Greenawalt did not run away, but protected his friend…READ MORE >
HUNDREDS OF ADULTS TO BE BAPTIZED IN PARIS AT EASTER
Across France, more than 13,000 adults will be baptized this Easter, according to data released by the French Bishops’ Conference — an increase of 28% compared with 2025…READ MORE >
IRAN CONFLICT – DAY 35
This war has not stayed in the Middle East. Iran made sure of that on day one. The Strait of Hormuz is blocked. That single chokepoint carries roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas…READ MORE >
U.S. MILITARY ARCHBISHOP DOUBTS IRAN WAR MEETS JUST WAR STANDARD, URGES OBEDIENCE
Archbishop Timothy Broglio said the U.S.-Israel war on Iran likely fails just war standards, even as he stressed that rank-and-file troops are generally bound to follow orders unless they are “clearly immoral…READ MORE >
