Standing at the foot of the cross on Good Friday with Mary, we look upon her crucified Son, asking God, "Why did he have to die? Couldn't there be some other way?" Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles said in a homily April 10.Read More

Unable to invite Rome's priests to mark Holy Thursday in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis thanked all priests for their service and called those who died ministering to the sick and health care workers part of the community of "saints next door."Read More

This plague has opened our hearts and minds to questions that we should have been asking all along: What is most important to us? Do we love well? What can we count on?Read More

The disappointment of not being able to celebrate Easter Mass in churches across the country this year might be most strongly felt by the thousands who planned to join the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil.Read More

Downtown Baltimore’s three major hospitals received Catholic blessings the morning of April 8.Read More

While the coronavirus pandemic has proven challenging for schools and parents in educating children, it is also a chance for Catholic schools to confront those challenges with courage, said the Congregation for Catholic Education.Read More

To the soundtrack of the official hymn of Recife's Galo da Madrugada, said to be the largest carnival block in the world, Franciscans from five convents in northeastern Brazil dance to a typical Brazilian rhythm known as the frevo with one request: "Fique em Casa" (Stay Home).Read More

Along comes a new opportunity to experience the Passion of Christ this Holy Week and Easter.Read More