Posts By Date - Catholic Herald

April 21, 2019

Easter brings a ‘new world,’ Pope Francis says in Urbi et Orbi

April 21, 2019

Christ’s resurrection ushers in a new world – one of peace, love, and fraternity, Pope Francis said on Easter Sunday, as he prayed for the many people who are suffering throughout the world. “Christ is alive and he remains with us. Risen, he shows us the light of his face, and he does not abandon

Sri Lanka Easter church and hotel bombings kill at least 100

April 21, 2019

At least 100 people were killed in explosions Easter morning, detonated in churches and hotels across Sri Lanka. Hundreds more are reportedly injured. At 8:45 a.m., explosions were detonated during Easter Mass at churches in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, and in Negombo, a city 20 miles to its north. At the same time, a

Pope Francis at Easter Vigil: Ask Christ to roll back the stone blocking your heart

April 21, 2019

In his Easter Vigil homily, Pope Francis said that the Risen Christ desires to “roll back the stone” that blocks the entrance to one’s heart, so that God’s light and love can enter. “The Lord calls us to get up, to rise at his word, to look up and to realize that we were made

Bishop Davies: ‘Bitter and intolerant’ Britain needs the light of Easter

April 21, 2019

Public debate in Britain is increasingly marred by “bitterness and intolerance” and is in desperate need of the light of Christ, the Bishop of Shrewsbury has said in his Easter homily. People are no longer treating legitimate differences of opinion with tolerance and instead are responding with “anger, enmity, no-platforming, and even threats of violence