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Palm Sunday marks the start of the one of the busiest and fullest liturgical periods of the year for the Catholic Church and the Vatican. St. Peter’s Basilica and Square are decorated with flowers for Easter Sunday 2023. | Credit: Pablo Esparza/EWTN News By Hannah Brockhaus March 28, 2026 at 4:00 …

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As the Church celebrates Palm Sunday, Jenny Kraska offers her thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings, reflecting on the theme, “Palm branches & plot twists”. By Jenny Kraska Palm Sunday places us at the threshold of mystery. We begin with palms raised high, echoing the cries of the crowd: “Hosanna …

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A 26-year-old woman from the state of Minnesota joins another 100 U.S. born men and women on the path to canonization as a century after her death, she continues to inspire “the faithful in every state of life to deepen their relationship with Jesus in the Church.” By Kielce Gussie …

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On the sidelines of a study day at the Vatican Apostolic Library Cardinal Pietro Parolin responds to journalists’ questions. He expresses his hope that in the Holy Land, Holy Week celebrations can at least be celebrated inside sacred sites. Vatican News “Put an end to this foolishness that is war.” …

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By Eileen Connelly, OSU Bradley Barnes recalls the youth ministers who inspired him when he was a child and in his teenage years. Now he hopes to do the same for the young people at Guardian Angels Parish in Mt. Washington, where he has served as coordinator of youth ministry …

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By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 25, 2025 / 07:00 am Father Burke Masters’ first dream was to be a major league baseball player, but after feeling a call from God to the priesthood he now uses the sport “to speak about Jesus and the Church.” “I played college baseball …

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By Walt Schaefer Missionaries, the Cincinnati Reds, the Venezuelan Air Force. A number of improbable things came together in 1990 to create Davey Concepción Field in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. • Cincinnatian Mike Gable, his wife, Kathy, and their four young sons had been assigned to serve as lay Maryknoll missioners in …

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Shine On | by Dominick Albano It’s February, and for some people, this month symbolizes love. It makes them think of Valentine’s Day or maybe, the coming of Lent… or just taking time away to someplace warmer. For me, when the calendar turns to February, I can only think of …

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The 1988 film Bull Durham opens with a voiceover by a main character, Annie Savoy, rhapsodizing about the beauty of baseball. “I believe in the church of baseball,” Annie begins, followed by a rather dubious inventory of gurus and other religions she has tried to follow. After a brief soliloquy …