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What Exactly is Easter?
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (379+ words) April 5, 2026 James V. Schall, S.J. The Dispatch 3 Print The word Easter can have several origins: an Anglo-Saxon goddess of Spring, a Frankish way of referring to the East and the rising Sun, or a reference to the Jewish Passover. For Christians and…...
Resurrection and Witness
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (400+ words) The readings for the Solemnity of Easter show how the faith of the first Christians was squarely based on historical events and objective truth. April 5, 2026 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 0 Print Imagine for a moment that the Apostle Peter,standing before…...
PHOTOS: Pilgrims keep watch with Eucharist at altars of repose in Rome
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (555+ words) April 3, 2026 Ishmael Adibuah News Briefs 0 Print On Holy Thursday night, the Eternal City was alight with candlelit altars housing the blessed sacrament. ROME " Hundreds of pilgrims in Rome visited churches to pray before special side altars containing the blessed sacrament,…...
DNA research sheds new light on the Shroud of Turin’s complex history
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (451+ words) April 3, 2026 Ishmael Adibuah News Briefs 0 Print A new genetic study shows that the reputed burial cloth of Jesus contains DNA from a mix of people. A new study found that the Shroud of Turin " the cloth believed to have been…...
Claire Lai: “My dad wants people to reflect on Our Savior’s suffering for us…”
18+ hour, 14+ min ago (1160+ words) An interview with the daughter of imprisoned Hong Kong democracy advocate and Catholic convert Jimmy Lai, 78, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February 2026. April 4, 2026 Jim Graves Features, Interview 0 Print Claire Lai, daughter of imprisoned Hong Kong democracy advocate…...
Pope speaks with Israeli and Ukrainian presidents amid conflicts in Holy Land, Ukraine
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1847+ words) April 3, 2026 Ishmael Adibuah News Briefs 0 Print The pontiff discussed the ongoing wars and exchanged Easter greetings with the two presidents. Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Good Friday. The…...
Government of Cuba announces release of more than 2,000 prisoners for Easter
22+ hour, 44+ min ago (536+ words) April 4, 2026 Walter S'nchez Silva The Dispatch 0 Print The Cuban government announced the release of 2,010 prisoners for Easter on April 2 " the highest number in recent years " amid pressure from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. This measure was granted after a…...
Built to mirror Jerusalem, this Lithuanian Calvary has 35 stations of the cross
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1030+ words) April 3, 2026 Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves News Briefs 0 Print Built in 17th-century Lithuania to mirror Jerusalem's topography, the Vilnius Calvary leads pilgrims through 35 stations over four miles of hills, valleys, and chapels. VILNIUS, Lithuania " On the northern edge of Lithuania's capital, pilgrims…...
To overcome death or to see it
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (516+ words) The wondrous technical powers of Modernity have duped many into thinking that humans can finally overcome death without recourse to Christ. April 4, 2026 David G. Bonagura, Jr. The Dispatch 0 Print The events of Holy Week conquered the deepest fear of mankind: death....
EWTN News explains: What are the Good Friday Reproaches?
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1010+ words) April 3, 2026 Matthew Santucci News Briefs 0 Print The Good Friday Reproaches are a series of antiphons, known also as the "Improperia" or "Popule Meus" ("My People"), coming from the opening lines of the Latin text of the recitation. Dating back to…...