Children of the National Guard are prohibited from submitting religious Easter egg designs for the 2024 “Celebrating National Guard Families” art event at the White House. The art contest is part of the White House’s Easter traditions, which include the annual Easter Egg Roll. The flyer for the contest states that an Easter egg design submission “must not include any …
Read More »
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to protect his health, the Vatican said, making a last-minute decision that added to concerns about his frail condition during a particularly busy liturgical period. Francis had been expected to preside over the Way of the Cross procession, which re-enacts Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, and composed …
Read More »
Throughout Jesus’ ministry on Earth, he told people he was the Son of God. He demonstrated it with his words and his actions. He forgave sins and healed disease. He taught with authority and drove out demons. And yet, many didn’t believe. Ironically, one of the most profound declarations of who Jesus was didn’t come from Jesus. It came from …
Read More »
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession through the limestone walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The day’s processions, which normally draw thousands of foreign visitors, were unusually local. Most observers were Palestinian Christians, joined by some foreigners …
Read More »
On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God — as the sun rises. They gather outside on beaches and church lawns, in local cemeteries and national parks, marking the holy day at the very core of Christianity. For the majority of the world’s Christians, Easter Sunday — …
Read More »
Bishop Robert Barron pulls no punches when talking about the transcendent and life-altering meaning of Easter. “It’s a revolution. It’s an earthquake,” says Barron. “It’s what turned everything upside down. So one of the worst things we can do is domesticate Easter.” Barron is a bestselling author and the popular creator of Word On Fire Catholic Ministry. THE COMING EASTER …
Read More »
As Lent comes to a close and Easter Sunday draws near, it is important to fully consider the implications and meaning behind the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, said a retired judge and seminary president. “As we come to this beautiful day we call Easter, somehow, we know that it is different this year. Something has changed in the …
Read More »
New York City Mayor Eric Adams marked Good Friday by receiving a jailhouse baptism from the Rev. Al Sharpton, joining in on the religious rite with a group of men incarcerated at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex. The ceremony came as part of a visit to the jail complex where Adams was scheduled to meet with detainees on the …
Read More »
N.C. State’s Jannah Eissa and UC Irvine’s Diaba Konate are bringing visibility and inspiration to some Muslim women by wearing hjiabs while they play basketball. They aren’t the first women to do it in NCAA Tournament play, but with record viewership and attendance they are certainly getting noticed. “Representation really matters,” said Konate, whose team lost in the first round …
Read More »
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, joined “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning to share a message of hope and resilience for this coming Easter Sunday. Dolan mentioned the recent killing of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, acknowledging that there “seems to be darkness” in the world. Good Friday is the annual day observed by Christians as the anniversary of …
Read More »
