On Good Friday, 2 April 2021, the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at Christ the King Polish Catholic Church in Balham, South West London, was brought to an end by Officers of the Metropolitan Police Service.
Pope Francis: Christ’s wounds shower ‘mercy upon our misery’
At every Mass we adore and kiss Christ’s wounded and risen body in the Eucharist, a channel of his mercy, Pope Francis said today on Divine Mercy Sunday.
Pope Francis sends condolences to Queen Elizabeth for death of Prince Philip
Pope Francis today expressed his sorrow at the death of Prince Philip in a letter to Queen Elizabeth II, his wife of 73 years.
Cardinal Nichols leads Catholic community in mourning death of Prince Philip at age 99
“At this moment of sadness and loss I pray for the repose of the soul of Prince Philip, Her Majesty the Queen’s faithful and loyal …
Religious leaders in N Ireland hopeful for more in-person services
Irish High Cross at the Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Credit: Marie-Lise Van Wassenhove via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0). With public religious services …
Catholic martyrs’ bones identified almost 150 years after discovery in an attic
Skulls identified as those of the Welsh Catholic martyrs Philip Evans and John Lloyd/ Stonyhurst College. It’s a mystery that has puzzled researchers for almost …
Cardinal Turkson marks World Health Day with call to rethink healthcare
Cardinal Peter Turkson called for a rethink of healthcare to include a “holistic vision of care” in his message for this year’s World Health Day.
Pope Francis urges Catholics to pray for people risking lives to fight for fundamental rights
Pope Francis is inviting Catholics around the world to pray this month for people risking their lives by standing up for fundamental rights.
The pope made the appeal in his prayer intention for April, released on Tuesday.
Pope Francis at the general audience: ‘There is no grief in the Church that is borne in solitude’
Pope Francis said today that the communion of saints means that Christians are never alone in the darkest moments of their lives.
Pope Francis urges Catholics to pray for people risking lives to fight for fundamental rights
Pope Francis is inviting Catholics around the world to pray this month for people risking their lives by standing up for fundamental rights.
The pope made the appeal in his prayer intention for April, released yesterday
Aid Cuts: Balancing the books on the backs of the world’s poorest not acceptable, say Archbishops
Refugee Camp in Iraq> Credit: CBCEW The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and the Archbishop of Canterbury have joined forces to condemn cuts to the UK’s …
Pro-life group: End of mother’s UK legal battle over life support for 5-year-old girl ‘a tragedy’
A pro-life group described the UK Supreme Court’s decision not to hear a mother’s appeal over the removal of life support for her 5-year-old daughter as “a tragedy.”
Pope Francis at the Regina Coeli: ‘Never tire of seeking the risen Christ’
Pope Francis said today that Christians should “never tire of seeking the risen Christ.”
Speaking before the recitation of the Regina Coeli this morning, the pope noted that Easter Monday is known in Italy as Lunedì dell’Angelo, or the Monday of the Angel.
At Easter Sunday Mass, Patriarch Pizzaballa tells Holy Land Christians ‘nothing is impossible’
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem urged Christians in the Holy Land on Easter Sunday to take courage and believe that “nothing is impossible.”
Cardinal’s Easter Sunday ‘Pause for Thought’
Cardinal Vincent Nichols gave this Pause for Thought reflection on BBC Radio 2 on Easter Sunday morning, 4 April 2021.
Full text: Pope Francis’ Easter Urbi et Orbi blessing 2021
On Easter Sunday 2021, Pope Francis offered Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica. Afterward, he gave the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing. The following is the full text of the pope’s Easter message.
Pope Francis on Easter: Christ’s wounds are the ‘seal of his love for us’
May those who suffer take refuge in the wounds of Christ, and through them, receive the hope which does not disappoint, Pope Francis prayed on Easter Sunday.
Polish Catholic parish in London: Police ‘grossly exceeded powers’ in halting Good Friday service
A Polish Catholic parish in London, England, said today that it believed that police “grossly exceeded their powers” when they halted a Good Friday service and ordered parishioners to go home.
‘O crux, ave spes unica!’: The story of the crucifix St. John Paul II held on his last Good Friday
Pope John Paul II holds a crucifix carved by Stanisław Trafalski on Good Friday 2005 / Screenshot from TV Trwam. Days before Pope John Paul …
The Good Friday tradition of the ‘Last Words of Christ’
The tradition of reflecting on the last words of Christ from the cross is a Good Friday practice popular in many places across the globe.