Praying the Steps 2025

Archbishop Robert G. Casey blesses the steps of Holy Cross – Immaculata Parish in Cincinnati, OH. This Holy Week tradition began in 1850.
Over 400 men in U.S. to be ordained in 2025; most felt called to priesthood by age 16

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 17, 2025 / 14:03 pm More than 400 men will be ordained to the priesthood in the U.S. this year, and on average they began to consider becoming a priest at just 16 years old, according to an annual CARA survey. The Center for Applied …
Holy Week plays in the Philippines depict passion of Jesus Christ: Faith on the streets

By Valerie Joy Escalona Manila, Philippines, Apr 18, 2025 / 08:00 am Every Holy Week, streets across the Philippines transform into open-air stages for one of the country’s most unique and deeply rooted Catholic traditions: the “Senákulo,” a dramatic reenactment of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This age-old …
Here’s how to pray the official novena to soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 14:34 pm Blessed Carlo Acutis, the gaming teenager who had a deep love for Christ in the Eucharist, is about to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. Acutis will be canonized during the Church’s Jubilee for Teenagers on April 27 …
Catholic students pray, assist others amid mass shooting at Florida State University

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 15:31 pm Catholic students at Florida State University have been praying and assisting their fellow Seminoles amid a deadly mass shooting at the campus on Thursday, a ministry leader there told CNA. As of early Thursday evening two people had died and …
What are the Good Friday Reproaches?

By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, Mar 29, 2024 / 08:00 am The Good Friday liturgy commemorates the apex of Christ’s passion with a remembrance of his crucifixion and death at Calvary. The Good Friday Reproaches are a series of antiphons, known also as the “Improperia” or “Popule Meus” (“My people”), coming …
Stations of the Cross by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

This beautiful video of the Stations of the Cross in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Praying the Steps at Holy Cross Immaculata on Good Friday

Praying the Steps at Holy Cross – Immaculata Parish on April 18, 2025 . Where do I start the steps? There are three phases of the Good Friday steps. The most popular phase begins on St. Gregory and ends at Holy Cross-Immaculata Church – Phase One: from Riverside Drive (at …
Lourdes announces 72nd miracle: Italian pilgrim cured of degenerative disease

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 16, 2025 / 17:19 pm The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France on Wednesday announced the recognition of the 72nd miracle at the Catholic pilgrimage site, one involving an Italian woman who was cured of a rare neuromuscular condition more than 15 years …
Ecumenical expert: ‘No theological reasons to celebrate Easter on different dates’

By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Apr 16, 2025 / 15:27 pm Father Frans Bouwen, a missionary with the African Missionary Society — better known as the White Fathers for the color of their habit — and one of the most renowned Catholic voices in ecumenical dialogue, holds that “there are no …