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Irish childhood shaped Father Flanagan’s lifelong work with youth

Boys Town founder Father Edward Flanagan, who was declared “venerable” by Pope Leo XIV on March 23, was formed by “the warm embrace of a loving family.”

EWTN News explains: When does Easter officially end?

Easter lasts for a total of 50 days, from Easter Sunday until the feast of Pentecost.

Congressmen renew push to make Easter Monday a federal holiday

Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, introduced legislation that would make the day after Easter Sunday a federal holiday.

Defense Secretary Hegseth removes top Army chaplain amid Iran war, chaplaincy reform

The reason for the removal of Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. is unclear. However, Hegseth has removed more than a dozen military leaders during his tenure and has vowed to reform the chaplaincy.

Vittorio Messori dies, Italian Catholic journalist and author, defender of the faith

Messori not only converted to the Catholic faith but also used his considerable literary and investigative skills to vigorously defend it.

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem on Easter: ‘The Risen One is not where we left him’

In his homily on Easter Sunday, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said the resurrection of Christ turns our world upside down and opens unforeseen horizons regarding life and death.

Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday

The novena originates with Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, OLM, canonized a saint in April 2000, a Polish religious sister and mystic who experienced apparitions of Jesus.

French priest Henri Caffarel, founder of Teams of Our Lady, declared venerable by Pope Leo XIV

A married couple that leads the Teams of Our Lady, founded by newly-declared Venerable Father Henri Caffarel, explains how this lay apostolate helps couples grow together in holiness.

On Easter Monday, Pope Leo XIV remembers those ‘tormented’ by war: ‘The truth does not remain hidden’

Upon the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the pope also remembered Pope Francis, who died a year ago on Easter Monday.

‘Searching for the Messiah’ explores experiences of recent Jewish converts

A film that features the testimonies of people of Jewish origin who in recent times have professed faith in Jesus after coming to the conclusion that he is the long-awaited Messiah.