That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

The Vatican said the Pontiff’s schedule has been cleared through at least the morning of Feb. 17 while he undergoes tests and ...

Over the Feb. 8-9 weekend, approximately 30,000 men and women from more than 100 countries participated in various ...

Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church's willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the ...

Pope Francis invoked the intercession of the Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace, for those who are the “servants of the security and freedom of their peoples.” “This armed service should be ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Pope Francis was admitted ... s Good Friday service, the pope does not lie prostrate before the altar as he has done in the past. He also does not celebrate the Easter Vigil Mass on April 16 ...

The sisters also explain that sitting near the central aisle in the audience hall or near any barricade in St. Peter’s Square ...

Lorenzo Leuzzi, gathered very early in the morning in St. Peter’s Basilica to attend a Mass presided over by Pope Francis ... The Mass included no photos, no handshakes, only a photocopied leaflet. In ...

The sisters also explain that sitting near the central aisle in the audience hall or near any barricade in St. Peter’s Square will give guests the best chance to see Pope Francis up close.