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Sights & Sounds: Sacred Heart’s Stations of the Cross
The devotion known as the Stations of the Cross allows followers of Christ to recall and enter into his passion and death. The tradition has been traced to the Middle … Learn More
Holy Week begins: Prayers for peace on Palm Sunday
Worshippers across the Archdiocese of Newark and around the world marked the beginning of Holy Week with Palm Sunday Masses on Mar. 29. During liturgies that recalled Jesus’ entry into … Learn More
Agreement reached on Holy Week, Easter worship in Jerusalem
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an agreement has been reached with Israeli authorities to allow Holy Week and Easter celebrations to take place at the Church of the Holy … Learn More
From the Archives: Easter Vigil at Sacred Heart, 1963
Bishop Pechillo blesses the baptismal font with the Paschal candle during an Easter Vigil service at Sacred Heart in Jersey City in 1963. (Photographer: Archdiocese of Newark Archives, Catholic Advocate … Learn More
Over 1,400 Catholics proclaim their faith at annual pilgrimage
Catholics from across the Archdiocese of Newark gathered on the morning of Mar. 22 at Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish in Linden, N.J., to give public witness to … Learn More
Is there a religious revival among Catholics? The data is unclear
Are we in the midst of a Catholic revival? The data paints a complicated and incomplete picture. For instance, younger Catholic adults in the U.S. are more likely to be … Learn More
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- ‘With all my heart I want to say how sorry we are,’ says Albany bishop as abuse settlement reached
by OSV News on March 31, 2026 at 8:03 pmWritten by Mike Matvey, The Evangelist ALBANY, N.Y. (OSV News) — Just over three years to the date after filing for Chapter 11 protection under the crush of nearly 440… The post ‘With all my heart I want to say how sorry we are,’ says Albany bishop as abuse settlement reached first appeared on OSV News.
- Pope Leo XIV to carry cross at all 14 stations of Colosseum Way of the Cross on Good Fridayby Courtney Mares on March 31, 2026 at 7:01 pm
It will be the first time that a pope has carried the cross for every station in the Via Crucis since the tradition was revived at the site more than six decades ago. The post Pope Leo XIV to carry cross at all 14 stations of Colosseum Way of the Cross on Good Friday first appeared on OSV News.
- Pope’s Palm Sunday peace appeal backed by Dalai Lama amid escalation of warby Paulina Guzik on March 31, 2026 at 5:52 pm
(OSV News) — After Pope Leo XIV issued one of his strongest appeals to-date to lay down weapons and reject war in his Palm Sunday homily, the spiritual leader of… The post Pope’s Palm Sunday peace appeal backed by Dalai Lama amid escalation of war first appeared on OSV News.
- Supreme Court backs challenge to Colorado conversion therapy banby Kate Scanlon on March 31, 2026 at 5:35 pm
The ruling sent the law back to the lower courts, saying the lower courts previously "erred by failing to apply sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny." The post Supreme Court backs challenge to Colorado conversion therapy ban first appeared on OSV News.
- ‘Like Jesus on the cross’: Priest abused in his youth asks Lord to forgive lay perpetratorby Caroline de Sury on March 31, 2026 at 4:57 pm
"I lived for half a century in a shocking denial of this trauma. Today, I have extricated myself from it, but the wound is still raw." The post ‘Like Jesus on the cross’: Priest abused in his youth asks Lord to forgive lay perpetrator first appeared on OSV News.
