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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
“We, too, must be servants,” Cardinal Tobin says on Holy Thursday
On the evening of April 2, worshippers gathered in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ, to begin the Easter Tridium. The Holy Thursday Mass recalls the … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Bringing the cross to the streets of Belleville
Hundreds of parishioners and local residents gathered on April 3 at Saint Peter’s Parish in Belleville, NJ, starting point of the community’s 20th annual Living Stations of the Cross. The … Learn More
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- Pope sends Easter greetings to Catholic parish in Gaza amid fear, uncertainty of war
by Junno Arocho Esteves on April 6, 2026 at 2:27 pm"After death, there is the resurrection," Father Romanelli said. "Death is just a passage and that is why happiness and joy must be experienced on Easter." The post Pope sends Easter greetings to Catholic parish in Gaza amid fear, uncertainty of war first appeared on OSV News.
- Trump threatens strikes on Iranian infrastructure same day Pope Leo appeals for peaceby Kate Scanlon on April 5, 2026 at 6:10 pm
"Let us allow ourselves to be transformed by the peace of Christ! Let us make heard the cry for peace that springs from our hearts!" the pope said. The post Trump threatens strikes on Iranian infrastructure same day Pope Leo appeals for peace first appeared on OSV News.
- Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Easter ‘urbi et orbi’ address given April 5, 2026by Pope Leo XIV on April 5, 2026 at 2:47 pm
This power "is God himself for he is Love who creates and generates, Love who is faithful to the end and Love who forgives and redeems." The post Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Easter ‘urbi et orbi’ address given April 5, 2026 first appeared on OSV News.
- ‘The power with which Christ rose is entirely nonviolent,’ pope says in Easter peace messageby Courtney Mares on April 5, 2026 at 1:57 pm
"Let us abandon every desire for conflict ... and implore the Lord to grant his peace to a world ravaged by wars and marked by a hatred and indifference " The post ‘The power with which Christ rose is entirely nonviolent,’ pope says in Easter peace message first appeared on OSV News.
- Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Easter Mass homily given April 5, 2026by Pope Leo XIV on April 5, 2026 at 1:50 pm
"This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death." The post Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Easter Mass homily given April 5, 2026 first appeared on OSV News.
