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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
Cardinal Tobin: Human dignity and the need for comprehensive immigration reform
My dear sisters and brothers in Christ, My brother bishop, Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, has written an urgent appeal for comprehensive immigration reform, which the Wall Street … Learn More
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- Vance to publish book exploring his conversion to Catholicism
by Kate Scanlon on March 31, 2026 at 3:20 pmVance is the "first Catholic convert" to be vice president, as he says, and the second Catholic to hold that office, preceded by former President Joe Biden. The post Vance to publish book exploring his conversion to Catholicism first appeared on OSV News.
- French Church gives ‘best to the poorest’ in landmark Paris architectural projectby Caroline de Sury on March 31, 2026 at 1:30 pm
On the site of a former monastery, a vast community center is rising in one of the French capital's most desirable neighborhoods. The post French Church gives ‘best to the poorest’ in landmark Paris architectural project first appeared on OSV News.
- Catholic Charities USA’s traveling museum ‘celebrates power of Christian service’by Armando Machado on March 31, 2026 at 11:58 am
At the opening of the mobile museum, the CEO of Catholic Charities USA said, the venture "is a testament to mercy, service, hope, compassion and faith." The post Catholic Charities USA’s traveling museum ‘celebrates power of Christian service’ first appeared on OSV News.
- ‘I thirst’: Unlocking the meaning empowers loveby Father James Dominic Brent on March 31, 2026 at 10:00 am
"I thirst" is the shortest phrase of the Lord's last words (Jn 19:28). Short though it may be, it contains unsearchable depths. The post ‘I thirst’: Unlocking the meaning empowers love first appeared on OSV News.
- Pope Leo XIV introduces changes in Secretariat of State leadershipby Junno Arocho Esteves on March 31, 2026 at 8:32 am
Pope Leo XIV named Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the substitute secretary for general affairs at the Vatican Secretariat of State, as the apostolic nuncio to Italy and the Republic of San Marino, the Vatican said. The post Pope Leo XIV introduces changes in Secretariat of State leadership first appeared on OSV News.
