Articles on this issue "Lent"
In the days leading up to Good Friday, ZENIT is republishing the texts for the Via Crucis that Pope Francis will lead in the Colosseum. The texts this year were prepared byLebanese young …
read moreIn the days leading up to Good Friday, ZENIT is republishing the texts for the Via Crucis that Pope Francis will lead in the Colosseum. The texts this year were prepared byLebanese young …
read moreAnswered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: Is the stripping of the altar following the Mass of …
read moreIn the days leading up to Good Friday, ZENIT will republish the texts for the Via Crucis that Pope Francis will lead in the Colosseum. The texts this year were prepared byLebanese young …
read moreTwo young people from Lebanon wrote the meditations for the Via Crucis of Good Friday, to be led by the Pope in the Colosseum of Rome. As reported in January, Benedict XVI, through the …
read moreAn estimated 250,000 faithful packed St. Peter’s Square for the Palm Sunday Mass presided by Pope Francis. The Mass is the first liturgical celebration of Holy Week celebrated by the recently …
read moreThose participating in this week's Lenten station church pilgrimage would have visited the basilica of Sant'Apollinare, an ancient Roman church with ties to the Jesuit order. Pope Francis, …
read moreHere is the translation of the homily Pope Francis gave at the parish of St. Ann's in Vatican City on Sunday. * * * This is beautiful: first Jesus alone on the mountain praying. He prayed …
read moreHere is the translation of Pope Francis' Angelus address given today at St. Peter's Square. * * * Brothers and sisters, hello! After the first meeting last Wednesday, today I can again offer …
read moreLove forgives Once more we listen to a Gospel of mercy. Last Sunday we have contemplated the embrace of the merciful Father who with his love hugs and rehabilitates the prodigal son, who had …
read moreOne of the highlights of this week's station Church pilgrimage is San Lorenzo in Damaso, one of many Churches dedicated in honor of Saint Lawrence, deacon and martyr of the third century and …
read moreHere is a translation of the Lenten message by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio for the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. It was dated Feb. 13, one month before his election to the See of Peter as …
read moreThe following is a resumé of the homily delivered by Cardinal Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland, at the Church of Saints Julitta and Quirico, his titular church in Rome. …
read moreHere is the translation of the homily given by Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, yesterday at his titular Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome. * * * Dear brothers and …
read moreThis week's annual Lenten station church pilgrimage led pilgrims to Santa Maria in Trastevere, the heart of what was one of Rome's earliest Christian communities. The pilgrimage is organized …
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