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April 19, 2019

At Colosseum Stations of the Cross, Pope Francis prays for abused minors

April 19, 2019

Pope Francis’ prayer at Good Friday’s Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum included a plea for abused youth and for the Church, whom he said is continually under attack. “Lord Jesus, help us to see in Your Cross all the crosses of the world … the cross of little ones wounded in their innocence

Good Friday at the Vatican: Christ is among the pariahs

April 19, 2019

At the Vatican’s Good Friday service, the papal preacher connected Christ’s Passion with all in history who have suffered the degradation of their human dignity, highlighting in particular the experience of African-American slaves. “The final word is not and never will be injustice and oppression. Jesus not only restored dignity to the disinherited of the

Pontius Pilate couldn’t wash the guilt from his own hands. None of us can

April 19, 2019

Millions breathed a collective sigh of relief to learn that the relic of the crown of thorns was saved from Notre Dame de Paris. Where did it come from? “And the soldiers,” St John the Evangelist explains, “platted a crown of thorns, and put it on His head, and they clothed Him with a purple

Cardinal Tobin: Catechism language ‘very unfortunate’ on homosexuality

April 19, 2019

The Archbishop of Newark said Wednesday that the language used by the Catechism of the Catholic Church to describe homosexual acts is “very unfortunate,” adding that he hopes the Catechism will use different language in its discussion of homosexuality. “The Church, I think, is having its own conversation about what our faith has us do

Holy Week terrorism suspect arrested

April 19, 2019

Authorities from Spain and Morocco have arrested a 23 year old man in Rabat, Morocco, who is suspected of planning an attack during Holy Week celebrations in the Spanish city of Seville. According to Spanish federal police, Spain’s National Intelligence Center and the Moroccan secret service, 23-year-old Zouhair el Bouhdidi was planning detonate explosives during

Pope Francis urges inmates to be at service to one another

April 19, 2019

Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at a prison in the suburbs of Rome Thursday, urging the inmates to reflect on how they can treat each other with servants’ hearts. “It is true that in life there are problems: we quarrel among ourselves,” the pope said April 18, “but this must be