Stories for week of April 05, 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Tuesday, Apr. 7

 Colombian cardinal washes feet of transgender prostitutes
 Zambia’s bishops deplore mob killing of woman
 New DNA research confirms Shroud of Turin’s passage through the Middle East
 Dozens killed in Easter attacks across Nigeria
 Cardinal Nichols ponders why more people are becoming Catholic

Released Monday, Apr. 6

 In Sudan, some Christians are experiencing a ‘real passion,’ bishop says
 To defray costs of papal journey, Spanish bishops offer top donors chance to meet Pope
 Nigerian diocese, army deny report of attack on cathedral
 The Gospel needs to reach the oppressed, Pope tells pilgrims on Easter Monday
 Myanmar: Easter Vigil celebrated for the first time in 3 years in Loikaw
 Growing fear among Iraq’s Christians; Holy Week processions cancelled

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Alleluia Verse, Ps 118:24:This is the day the LORD has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. The Gospel continues to relate the story of Christ's resurrection—how Mary Magdalene and the other Mary meet Jesus. Jesus tells…

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