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A Quick Look: Easter and it’s Traditions
In the Christian tradition, Easter is the most important and oldest festival and marks the death and resurrection Jesus Christ. The feast…
Pope’s Easter vigil Mass calls on worshipers to live for God not material things
Pope Francis led Catholics into Easter at a vigil Mass on Saturday night and called on worshippers to live for God, not…
Slideshow: Good Friday traditions from around the world
A series of photos from around the world of the various traditions that are organised on Good Friday. Good Friday is meant…
Slideshow: Good Friday in the Philippines
Penitents during Good Friday in San Juan village, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. Thousands of Catholic devotees witnessed dozens of men who were…
Pope Francis ushers in the most solemn period in the Catholic liturgical calendar
Pope Francis is ushering in the most solemn period in the Catholic liturgical calendar by celebrating a Holy Thursday Mass. The Chrism…
Climate activist Greta Thunberg meets Pope Francis
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday met Pope Francis at the end of his weekly general audience in St Peter's…
Photostory: Scala Santa returns to original beauty
Worshippers attend the extraordinary opening after the restoration of the Scala Santa (Holy Stairs) at San Giovanni in Laterano Dome in Rome.…
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI addresses sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church
In an essay published Thursday on the Catholic News Agency (CNA), Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI offered his thoughts about the sex abuse…
The Council of Cardinals wants more women in Vatican posts
The Council of Cardinals (C9), which advises Pope Francis on reforms of the Catholic Church, in its latest meeting this week, tackled…
35 years after her disappearance…Vatican opens probe into Emanuela Orlandi’s case
The Vatican has decided to Vatican open an internal probe into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican citizen who disappeared…
Polish priest apologizes for burning of ‘Harry Potter’ books
A priest in northern Poland who led a public burning of books that included titles from the "Harry Potter" series and other…
Spanish Catholic Church caught in a controversy over ‘gay conversion’ courses
A Roman Catholic diocese near Madrid is being investigated after a Spanish newspaper reported that it was running courses to "cure" gay…