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“Francis’ Argentina,” a documentary retracing Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s footsteps

Memory and forward-looking vision come together in the documentary that will be officially presented and screened at the Vatican Film Library. Then, on April 10, it will be shown on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a key landing point for migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

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Iran braces for more attacks as death toll rises

US President Donald Trump has warned of escalation unless Iran reaches a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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Tehran Cardinal at Easter: ‘Christ brings new life, even amid trials’

As the Iran war continues to escalate with deeper suffering for civilians, the Cardinal Archbishop of Tehran expresses his hopes that our new life in Christ will encourage Iranian Christians to endure the trials of the present.

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Apostolic Vicar: Even where humanity has lost its reason, we are to testify love

The Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., says that even where humanity may seem to have lost its reason and where evil may prevail, the faithful are called this Easter to testify that love conquers and remember that, through the Cross, Christ's Resurrection guarantees that evil does not have the final word.

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Congressmen renew push to make Easter Monday a federal holiday

Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, introduced legislation that would make the day after Easter Sunday a federal holiday.

Defense Secretary Hegseth removes top Army chaplain amid Iran war, chaplaincy reform

The reason for the removal of Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. is unclear. However, Hegseth has removed more than a dozen military leaders during his tenure and has vowed to reform the chaplaincy.

Vittorio Messori dies, Italian Catholic journalist and author, defender of the faith

Messori not only converted to the Catholic faith but also used his considerable literary and investigative skills to vigorously defend it.

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem on Easter: ‘The Risen One is not where we left him’

In his homily on Easter Sunday, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said the resurrection of Christ turns our world upside down and opens unforeseen horizons regarding life and death.

Eggs & the Easter Bunny?

Eggs & the Easter Bunny? What do egg hunts and the Easter bunny have to do with the Christian celebration of Jesus' resurrection from the dead?   Easter Eggs Easter eggs are said to represent Jesus’ emergence from the tomb to...

Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday

The novena originates with Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, OLM, canonized a saint in April 2000, a Polish religious sister and mystic who experienced apparitions of Jesus.