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The Easter Vigil: ‘the mother of all vigils’

by ACI Prensa CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2021 / 05:37 pm MT (CNA).- The Easter Vigil, which takes place Holy Saturday night, “is the greatest and most noble of all solemnities and it is to be unique in every single Church,” the rubrics of the Missale Romanum proclaim. The word …
Why the date of Holy Week changes every year

by ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 17, 2021 / 03:18 pm MT (CNA).- Every year the dates of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday vary. The Catholic Church determines the date based on the fact that Christ’s death occurred near the Jewish Passover, which is stated …
Holy Week in THREE Minutes!

Why do Catholics wave palms on Palm Sunday, wash each other’s feet on Holy Thursday, or kiss the cross on Good Friday?
Here’s when Easter officially ends

By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 27, 2023 / 06:00 am Catholics recognize Easter — when Jesus Christ rose 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 …
Lent is over. Now what?

By Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Apr 10, 2023 / 04:00 am Chocolate bunnies and marshmallow Peeps have graced the shelves of U.S. stores for weeks in anticipation of Easter, but now that the actual Easter season has begun, how should Catholics observe it? “We cannot, as Christians, walk out of Easter …
Full text of Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi blessing for Easter 2023

By Pope Francis Vatican City, Apr 9, 2023 / 04:45 am On the morning of Easter Sunday 2023, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square before delivering his Urbi et Orbi message and blessing from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica before an estimated 100,000 people. “Urbi et …
An Easter Message from Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr

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.
Why Catholics and Orthodox might once again celebrate Easter on the same date

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 …
Easter isn’t over yet. Here’s when it officially ends

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 …
Full text of Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi blessing 2022

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 …