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Notre Dame Breaks Tradition: No Presidential Commencement Speaker for 2025

The University of Notre Dame is deviating from its long-standing tradition of inviting newly inaugurated presidents to deliver the commencement address. This year, Joint...

Vatican Releases Holy Week Schedule, But Pope Francis’ Participation Remains Uncertain

The Vatican has published the official schedule for Holy Week celebrations, but it has not confirmed whether Pope Francis will preside over the events....

Pope Francis Urges Priest Confessors to be “Men of Prayer and Ministers of Mercy”

In a message to priest confessors participating in the 35th course on the internal forum, Pope Francis encouraged them to be "men of prayer...

Pope Francis’ Doctor Reveals Critical Moments During Hospitalization: ‘We Thought We Wouldn’t Make It’

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the head of the medical team that treated Pope Francis during his 38-day hospitalization, has shared details of the critical moments...

Maltese Priest Fabio Attard Elected as 11th Successor of St. John Bosco as Salesian Rector Major

The Salesian congregation has elected Maltese priest Fabio Attard as its new rector major, succeeding Spanish Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime. Attard, 66, will lead...

Pope Francis: Entrust Your Past to God, Only Reconciled People Can Bring the Gospel

Pope Francis has invited the faithful to follow the example of the Samaritan woman and entrust the "burden of our past" to God. The...

Canonization Process for “Negro Manuel” Advances with Start of Roman Phase

The Roman phase of the canonization process for Manuel Costa de los Ríos, also known as "Black Manuel" or "Negro Manuel," has begun. Manuel...

23 New Legionary of Christ Priests to be Ordained in the Vatican, with 16 from Latin America

The Legionaries of Christ Congregation is preparing to celebrate the ordination of 23 new priests, 16 of whom hail from Latin American countries. The...

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Readings of the Day: Saturday, April 19, 2025

Today's Readings are taken from the Office of Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours A reading from the Letter...

Passiontide in Lent

Traditionally the final two weeks of Lent in the Roman Rite are used as immediate preparation for the sorrowful...

April 19: St. Alphege

Alphege was an Archbishop and "the First Martyr of Canterbury." He was born in 953 and became a monk...

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