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Despite improved health, Pope picks cardinals to lead Holy Week liturgies
Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to recover his strength, the Vatican press office said yesterday. Source: CNS.
Orthodox and Catholic faithful celebrate Palm Sunday together
Thousands of Orthodox and Catholic faithful processed through the streets of Punchbowl in south-west Sydney and gathered at St Charbel’s College to celebrate Palm Sunday together. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Vatican publishes Holy Week, Easter schedule with no mention of Pope
As Pope Francis continues his convalescence, the Vatican published a full calendar of Holy Week and Easter liturgies with no indication of who would preside or be the main celebrant. Source: CNS.
Pope writes meditations for Via Crucis at Colosseum
For the first time in his 11-year papacy, Pope Francis has chosen to write his own meditations for the Good Friday Way of the Cross service at Rome’s Colosseum, the Vatican has announced. Source: CNS.
‘We are not alone, abandoned or afraid,’ says patriarch of Jerusalem
When Christians gathered in Jerusalem to remember Jesus’ entry into the city, it was one of a few joyful moments in the Holy Land, “crushed by so much hatred” in the months following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Source: OSV News.
Pope makes brief remarks but skips Palm Sunday homily
Only Jesus can deliver humanity from hatred and violence, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday yesterday. Source: OSV News.