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Jesus’s self-giving sacrifice on the cross and His triumphant victory over death arm us with the grace needed to overcome the darkness of sin. That is what we celebrate at Easter. May Christ’s light radiate in your hearts and homes this Easter season.

by AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Nov 18, 2022 / 07:30 am In a move that could lead to Catholics and Orthodox celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ at the same time, the spiritual leader of the world’s Eastern Orthodox Christians has confirmed his support for finding a common date to …

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 21, 2022 / 17:00 pm Catholics recognize Easter — when Christ rises from the dead after sacrificing his life for all of humanity — as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox. But, as it turns …

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 …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Apr 17, 2022 / 04:00 am Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated Easter Mass for around 50,000 people in St. Peter’s Square — the first Easter Mass with the public after two years of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. On a sunny and windy morning in Rome, Pope …

Easter Lillies greeted the faithful as they entered the historic St. Peter in Chains Cathedral. (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)
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 …

Looking eastward Good Friday Morning 2017 from Holy Cross Immaculata. (Greg Hartman/CT Photo)
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 …

Our traditions have a way of bringing us together, uniting people from different regions, backgrounds and ways of life behind a common passion – the love of our shared faith. Each year, we see an example of this as faithful Catholics from our archdiocese and surrounding dioceses gather to “pray …