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The Mercy House Brings Easter Joy to Hundreds of Families
The Archdiocese of Newark’s Mercy House distributed more than 300 Easter gift baskets and bags to families in need during a joyful, three-day giveaway across North Jersey. Events were held … Learn More
Easter Vigil: Rejoicing in the resurrection of ‘Christ, Our Light’
The Cathedral of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart was filled with darkness on the early evening of April 4. Like the tomb of Jesus, hewn from rock, the sacred … Learn More
Pope at Easter: Jesus showed nonviolence is true power over evil
Appealing to those in power to end all conflicts through dialogue and not domination, Pope Leo XIV urged humanity to stop growing accustomed to wars and violence and announced a … Learn More
From the Archives: Deaf History Month, 1959
Archbishop Boland presided at the formal opening of the Union County Center for the Mount Carmel Guild Apostolate for the Deaf on March 1, 1959 at St. Michael’s Church in … Learn More
The risen Lord comes to “bring peace,” Cardinal Tobin says in Easter message
In his Easter message to the faithful, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, said that though war, conflict, and other serious challenges in our world weigh down our … Learn More
Pope carries cross, leads thousands in Good Friday prayer for ‘suffering world’
Inside the ancient arena of the Roman Empire that crucified Christ, Pope Leo XIV carried the cross through the darkness of night on Good Friday at Rome’s Colosseum, leading about … Learn More
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- Pope sends Easter message to displaced Lebanese Christians living ‘in dramatic circumstances’
by Paulina Guzik on April 7, 2026 at 9:07 pm"May you, amidst feelings of sorrow, anguish, and mourning, experience a deeper joy in your hearts today: Jesus has gloriously triumphed over death." The post Pope sends Easter message to displaced Lebanese Christians living ‘in dramatic circumstances’ first appeared on OSV News.
- Pope Leo urges citizens to call on their leaders to reject war after Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ Iran threatby Kate Scanlon on April 7, 2026 at 8:34 pm
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV reiterated his “urbi et orbi” message from Easter, asking all people of goodwill to search always for peace and not violence, in a tacit… The post Pope Leo urges citizens to call on their leaders to reject war after Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ Iran threat first appeared on OSV News.
- Chicago group’s Easter Triduum visits bring comfort of the Eucharist to ICE detaineesby Simone Orendain on April 7, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Easter Triduum visits ended the Lenten season for a small group of Chicago-area religious and clergy who ministered to people in the U.S. without legal authorization that are detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. The post Chicago group’s Easter Triduum visits bring comfort of the Eucharist to ICE detainees first appeared on OSV News.
- In a time of war, Catholic parish’s interfaith peace meal celebrates ‘our oneness in faith’by Mark Zimmermann on April 7, 2026 at 6:19 pm
The event featured readings from the Book of Genesis and the Quran about Abraham and Sarah welcoming three strangers and offering them a meal in their tent. The post In a time of war, Catholic parish’s interfaith peace meal celebrates ‘our oneness in faith’ first appeared on OSV News.
- US bishops’ leader rebukes Trump after he threatens Iran’s ‘whole civilization will die tonight’by Kate Scanlon on April 7, 2026 at 5:36 pm
The U.S. bishops' president said that President Donald Trump threatening Iran's "whole civilization will die tonight" without a deal was morally unjustifiable. The post US bishops’ leader rebukes Trump after he threatens Iran’s ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ first appeared on OSV News.
