The request comes during the year Pope Francis asked Catholics to dedicate to families and to a rereading of “Amoris Laetitia,” his exhortation on the family, which was published in 2016.
Pope asks families to write 2022 Way of the Cross meditations
2022 Holy Week and Easter services, retreat
View this year’s services hosted by local religious communities.
Photos of the Week: April 5, 2021
In the spotlight: Easter triduum, U.S. Capitol violence, Iceland volcano
Cardinal, at pope’s Good Friday service, decries divisions within church
Pope Francis presided over the liturgy April 2, but as is customary, the preacher of the papal household, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, gave the homily.
Pope visits Vatican vaccination clinic for the poor
The Vatican is providing vaccinations against COVID-19 to the poor and refugees and is expected to serve 1,200 people.
The triumph of the cross: The hope of Holy Week
Master German painter Matthias Grunewald’s image is particularly poignant in these challenging pandemic days as we walk the via crucis.
Schedule of Holy Week and Easter liturgies, retreats, interpreted Masses
Area religious communities are offering a variety of prayer opportunities.
Pope leads Way of the Cross in empty, torch-lit St. Peter’s Square
The Good Friday service in St. Peter’s Square was held with no public participation because of the COVID-19 pandemic.