The preacher of the papal household said on April 10, Good Friday, that “Christ’s cross changed the meaning of pain and human suffering, in that both are no longer viewed as divine punishment or a curse.”
Easter
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
If contagion comes from sin, in Christ’s death God gives the vaccine
The contagion that matters most the Son of God will receive into his own flesh.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What Holy Thursday means when we cannot gather as church
The core of the church is contained in these words of Christ: “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Mt 18:20). The church must gather, must be collected by the call of Christ in order to fully be the church.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
This Easter, rediscover the art of feasting.
There is something that I am reminded of when we gather at our family table: the church’s practice of feasting.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What is Easter without the Eucharist?
A virus can keep us from gathering. A spirit-wound, it can curtail the sacramental life Christ gave us. But no virus can separate us from Christ.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Surgical masks, social distancing: Palm Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way Palm Sunday is celebrated in Jerusalem, with surgical masks, social distancing, and livestreaming services.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Because of Covid-19, Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Week ceremonies without the public present
The Vatican explained that these adjustments are due to “the extraordinary situation” caused by the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
New Catholics are a sign of hope
On Holy Saturday, thousands of catechumens and candidates in the United States will join the Catholic Church.
Posted inFaith, News
Easter at home is an ‘opportunity for faith,’ Vatican official says
Public gatherings, including Masses, have been banned in Italy through April 3, two days before Palm Sunday.
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Vatican says public will not be admitted to papal Holy Week liturgies
While public gatherings, including Masses, have been banned in Italy through April 3, Holy Week begins with the Palm Sunday liturgy April 5, so the notification from the Prefecture of the Papal Household was read as a sign that the ban would be extended, at least at the Vatican.