by Pope Francis Vatican City, Apr 17, 2022 / 04:45 am On Easter Sunday 2022, Pope Francis gave the traditional Urbi et Orbi benediction from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. “Urbi et Orbi” means “To the City [of Rome] and to the World.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by …

Here is a listing of Easter Masses after 1:00 p.m. in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Holy Trinity, 120 E. Main St., Coldwater OH 45828; at 6:00 p.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary Anderson Township, 7820 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati OH 45255-4215; at 1:30 p.m. (Spanish) Incarnation Centerville, 55 Williamsburg Rd., Dayton OH 45459 …

Sunrise Masses are a popular way to celebrate Easter. In the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, sunrise is at 6:58  a.m.. Here is a listing of Mass Times in and around sunrise: All Saints, 8939 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati OH 45236; at 7:00 a.m. Church of the Transfiguration, 972 S. Miami St., West …

by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 15, 2022 / 07:26 am Pope Francis has called God’s mercy “an abyss beyond our comprehension.” “God’s mercy can make even the driest land become a garden, can restore life to dry bones ( Ez 37:1-14),” the pope said in his very first …

by Pope Francis Vatican City, Apr 10, 2022 / 03:30 am Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily for Palm Sunday 2022, which was celebrated with the public in St. Peter’s Square on April 10, 2022. On Calvary, two ways of thinking collided. In the Gospel, the words …