Global Church News
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As wife joins the Catholic Church, Jordan Peterson says Easter is ‘the core story of humanity’
Apr 02, 2024
Psychologist and author Jordan Peterson spoke about Easter as the “core story of humanity” in an interview with “EWTN News In Depth” hours before his wife, Tammy, joined the Catholic Church this Easter at Holy Rosary Church in Toronto.
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Why the Catholic Church celebrates Easter Monday under the title ‘Monday of the Angel’
Apr 01, 2024
On Easter Monday, the Catholic Church celebrates what’s called “Monday of the Angel.” In many countries in Europe and South America, this day, also known as “Little Easter,” is a national holiday.
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‘The mother of all holy vigils’: Jerusalem basilica is first place to announce Easter
Apr 01, 2024
In the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, the church of the Lord’s Resurrection, due to reasons related to the Status Quo, the Easter Vigil was held on Saturday morning instead of at night. For this reason, it is also considered “the mother of all holy vigils.”
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Priest prepares for ‘crazy’ 1,500-mile Eucharistic pilgrimage
Apr 01, 2024
Fr Roger Landry has worn a lot of hats during his 25-year priesthood, figuratively speaking. But this summer he says he’ll be trading them all in for one — a sun hat to protect his fair skin as he walks 1,500 miles across the eastern U.S.
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Custos of the Holy Land: 'Christ's empty tomb brings forth hope'
Mar 31, 2024
In his Easter message to the faithful, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, OFM, reassures that Jesus Christ's empty tomb "brings forth hope," and suggests all suffering can be comforted by the Lord's Resurrection.
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Celebrating Easter in Mongolia: The modest joy of a people
Mar 30, 2024
Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, shares the rituals and traditions of the small Catholic community of Mongolia, saying they gather during the Triduum to share their Christian joy in a modest manner.
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South Sudan's Bishop Carlassare: An Easter of liberation and life
Mar 30, 2024
Bishop Christian Carlassare, bishop of the Diocese of Rumbek, sends an Easter message to the faithful of South Sudan, encouraging Christians to look to Christ to find the will to embrace one another in friendship.
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'May Easter give us courage to choose peace and fraternity in South Sudan'
Mar 30, 2024
South Sudan is experiencing extreme poverty, but Bishop Christian Carlassare of Rumbek notes how the people bear witness to great solidarity, explaining that "the Pope's visit has brought countless fruits" and expressing hope that Easter "may free everyone from pessimism and fear."
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Myanmar's Cardinal Bo: In wounded world, let us kneel in solidarity
Mar 29, 2024
This Holy Week, the President of the Myanmar Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, urges the faithful to join together in praying for peace to 'stop the turmoil of war,' and encourages people of good will to welcome Pope Francis' calls for dialogue and reconciliation.
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Churches of Jerusalem reiterate plea for peace in Holy Land
Mar 29, 2024
The thirteen Patriarchs and Heads of Christian Churches in Jerusalem issue their annual Easter Message in which they reiterate their call for an immediate ceasefire and the release of all captives, and recall the Easter message of hope in the resurrection.
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