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All Catholics share in Church’s mission, not just clergy, pope says
Laypeople are not passive members but active participants in the Church’s mission, called to live and spread the Gospel in everyday life, Pope Leo XIV said. Continuing his series on … Learn More
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
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- Thomas More Society is awarded $4.5 million in attorney fees in California gender secrecy case
by Simone Orendain on April 1, 2026 at 5:01 pmIn Mirabelli v. Bonta, the Thomas More Society, a Catholic-run public interest law firm, is representing a class of public school parents and a class of public school teachers. The post Thomas More Society is awarded $4.5 million in attorney fees in California gender secrecy case first appeared on OSV News.
- Some thoughts on washing feetby Effie Caldarola on April 1, 2026 at 4:26 pm
The powerful liturgical moment of washing feet imitates the example rooted in John 13, when, at the Last Supper Jesus washes his disciples' feet. The post Some thoughts on washing feet first appeared on OSV News.
- From the Chesapeake to the Carolina frontier: Catholic origins in the Upper Southby Father Anthony D. Andreassi on April 1, 2026 at 4:20 pm
In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, the story now turns southward. The post From the Chesapeake to the Carolina frontier: Catholic origins in the Upper South first appeared on OSV News.
- All Catholics share in Church’s mission, not just clergy, pope saysby Josephine Peterson on April 1, 2026 at 2:52 pm
Laypeople are not passive members but active participants in the Church's mission, called to live and spread the Gospel in everyday life, Pope Leo XIV said. The post All Catholics share in Church’s mission, not just clergy, pope says first appeared on OSV News.
- Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given April 01, 2026by Pope Leo XIV on April 1, 2026 at 2:06 pm
(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Apr. 1, in St. Peter’s Square. Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican… The post Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given April 01, 2026 first appeared on OSV News.
