Stories for week of March 29, 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Thursday, Apr. 2

 Jerusalem bishop laments suffering in Gaza, plight of Christians in West Bank
 Cardinal Parolin: St. Francis offers a message of hope amid ‘worrying’ geopolitical situation
 Father Patton discusses his Via Crucis meditations, laments religious, secularist zealotry
 Easter a time of hope: messages from Canadian bishops
 Pope to wash feet of 12 priests
 Internal divisions within SNAP lead to formation of Abuse Survivors Coalition
 Pope taps outsider as Holy See’s new HR director
 Family members of Austrian school shooting victim meet with Pope

Released Wednesday, Apr. 1

 Pope, in audience on Vatican II, speaks about the dignity and mission of the laity
 Supreme Court strikes down Colorado conversion therapy ban
 White House responds to Pope Leo’s words on the prayers of those who wage war
 Prelate hails India’s new climate targets
 Islamist terrorists threaten religious freedom in DR Congo, commission warns
 Pope appeals to President Trump and world leaders: Find solutions to end war
 Vatican diplomat praises EU for response to Ukrainian refugees
 Vice President Vance writes book on his Christian faith, conversion to Catholicism
 Ukrainian Catholic leader marks 15th anniversary of enthronement
 Cardinal Reina expresses solidarity with the Iranian people, laments loss of innocent life
 Cardinal Sarah: The liturgy is not a place of battle
 Vatican cancels 2026 World Children’s Day
 Vatican official: Vocation ministry should focus on the interior life
 Pope Leo to carry cross during Good Friday Via Crucis; Holy Land friar writes meditations
 Pope’s April prayer intention: for priests in crisis

Released Tuesday, Mar. 31

 Cardinal Parolin, Israeli ambassador discuss incident at Church of the Holy Sepulchre
 Vatican newspaper laments massacre in Haiti
 USCCB publishes ‘The Two Feet of Love in Action’
 Archbishop Caccia criticizes UN declaration on slavery, defends papal record
 Pope encourages Illinois municipal leaders to serve others, listen to the poor
 Pope pays tribute to the Benedictine charism
 Young people are more than ‘cogs in the wheel of commercial success,’ Pope tells Italian foundation
 French bishops discuss traditional Latin Mass
 11 new members named to Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
 Bishop Wilmer, Pope Leo discuss evangelization, Church in Germany
 Angelicum rector meets with Pontiff, renews commitment to Thomist tradition
 Church in the Holy Land confirms agreement with Israeli police permitting access to Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Released Monday, Mar. 30

 Pope Leo appoints new Sostituto and new Prefect of the Papal Household
 USCCB urges faithful to oppose Trump administration’s proposed regulations for federal funding recipients
 Archbishop Caccia condemns racism, warns against AI stereotypes
 Bishops ‘alarmed’ by EU’s approval of new deportation policies
 French bishops announce program for abuse victims
 Israel denies Cardinal Pizzaballa access to Church of the Holy Sepulchre, then backtracks
 Catholic population remains stable at 17.8% of world population; baptisms decline, number of priests rises
 13-year decline in worldwide priestly vocations accelerates

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The last three days of Holy Week are referred to as the Easter or Sacred Triduum (Triduum Sacrum), the three-part drama of Christ's redemption: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Holy Thursday is also known as "Maundy Thursday." The word maundy comes…

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