Pope Benedict said his heart was filled with gratitude “for the 90 years the good Lord has given me. There have been trying and difficult times, but he always guided me and pulled me through.”
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Thousands of new Catholics join church in ‘mother of all vigils’
The U.S. Catholic Church welcomed thousands of new Catholics at the Easter Vigil on April 15 in churches big and small across the country.
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In Easter message, Pope Francis warns against the spread of conflict
Pope Francis used his traditional Easter Sunday message to call the bombing of a refugee convoy near Aleppo a “despicable attack” and urged world leaders to “prevent the spread of conflicts” despite mounting tensions in Syria and North Korea.
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Father James Martin: Holy Saturday teaches Christians the right way to wait
We are called to the wait of the Christian, which is called hope.
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It’s all Good… Friday. Jesuitical Ep. 8
Why is the Easter Vigil so long? And why should you definitely go anyway? We sat down with James Martin, S.J., (again) to talk about all things Holy Week. This week in Signs of the Times we explain where we got the phrase “Signs of the Times” (we didn’t make it up we promise), and […]
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I Make All Things New
Anyone who has undertaken a new way of life knows how challenging it is to leave behind old ways of thinking. Living out the resurrection requires such a transformation.
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Pope Francis visits prison on Holy Thursday
Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 inmates, including three women and two men serving life sentences.
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Pope washes feet of 12 prison inmates at Holy Thursday Mass
This gesture, he continued, is meant to “sow love among us” and that the faithful, even those in prison, can imitate Christ in the same manner.
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Pope Francis visits high-security prison on Holy Thursday
It is the third Holy Thursday that Francis has spent at a detention center, part of his longstanding emphasis on ministering to prisoners.
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Christians expected to flock to Jesus’ tomb for Holy Fire ceremony
According to Orthodox tradition, the stone on which Jesus was buried, in what is now the Sepulchre church, emits a light that bursts into flames initially cool enough to touch before turning scalding hot.