London police halt Good Friday service, say pandemic protocols violated
LONDON — Police halted a Good Friday service after a complaint that pandemic regulations were not being met, leading the parish priest to complain…
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Holy Week changes aim to make liturgies accessible
As the second Easter under pandemic conditions approaches, special adaptations are being made around the world to make Holy Week liturgies less risky and…
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Bishop says praying over diocese from helicopter may give some comfort
By Tom Dermody Catholic News Service PEORIA, Ill. — Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria took to the skies via a helicopter on Good Friday,…
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Pope leads Way of the Cross in empty, torch-lit St. Peter’s Square
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — For the first time in his papacy, Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross…
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How to celebrate Easter at home
By Jessica Able and Marnie McAllister, Record Staff Writers As Catholics, we’re accustomed to thinking of church in terms of our parish first, then…
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Vatican releases pope’s pandemic-influenced plan for Holy Week, Easter
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With public gatherings, including Masses, banned in Italy to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,…
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Papal preacher: Victory belongs to one who triumphs over self, not others
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Jesus came to the world not just to teach, but to radically change human hearts that…
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Children give poignant portrayal of the Passion
The final days of Jesus’ life on earth — including the Last Supper, the scourging and crucifixion — were captured in poignant and dramatic…
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