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2022 Holy Week and Easter services, retreat
With COVID-19 waning, Vatican urges care with Holy Week liturgies
The Vatican asked bishops and priests to be prudent in their planning for Holy Week and Easter liturgies but offered no firm instructions.
Vatican releases pope’s Lent, Holy Week, Easter schedule
The Vatican published Pope Francis’ calendar for Holy Week and Easter, which includes the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum for the first time in two years.
Mary Marrocco: Our doubts can move us toward Christ
“The Church gives us the doubts of Thomas as part of the Easter celebrations. And so it allows our doubts to be, not a burden, but rather a motor by which we go deeper into our relationship with God — in the very situation we are in, no matter how painful or confusing it may be.”
Photos of the Week: April 5, 2021
In the spotlight: Easter triduum, U.S. Capitol violence, Iceland volcano
Ask Father Tom: We are Easter people
“Easter invites us with joy to pass from the things of our time to the things of God’s eternity.”
Christ’s victory over death proclaims a second chance for all, pope says
The Easter liturgies — with the fire, sharing of light from the paschal candle, the renewal of baptismal promises and the proclamation that Jesus has risen — assure people that it is never too late to start again, Pope Francis said.
Are increased vaccinations a genuine sign of hope this Easter?
As the coronavirus pandemic enters its second year, the increasing number of vaccinations may qualify as an authentic sign of hope as the Easter season begins.