Thursday of the Third Week of Easter
Reading 1 Acts 8:26-40 The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, “Get up and head south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route.” So he got up and…
Reading 1 Acts 8:26-40 The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, “Get up and head south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route.” So he got up and…
Reading 1 Acts 8:1b-8 There broke out a severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made…
LUANDA, Angola (CNS) — When more than 100 villagers’ homes were torn down because they sat atop mineral-rich land, it was the Catholic Church that went to court. The case, brought by a commission of the…
Reading I Acts 7:51—8:1a Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes: “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the Holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors. Which…
WASHINGTON – “Vocations are a sign of God’s free gift of merciful love to a world in need of salvation,” said Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — One year ago today, Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m., April 21, 2025. It came the day after Easter, when — barely able to raise his hands — he gave his…