The Easter Triduum Mass Readings, 2014
The Easter Triduum Thursday, April 17, Holy Thursday Evening – Mass of the Lord’s Supper Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14, Psalm 116:12-13,...
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The roots of a pope: John XXIII’s hometown
By Carol Glatz , Catholic News Service Blessed John XXIII struggled to shake off many formalities that came with the papacy...
1958 – “We have a new Pope!”
On October 29, 1958 The Southern Cross announces that Cardinal Angelo Roncalli has been named Pope John XXIII on its cover 29...
Pope: Imitate Jesus’ humility, thank him for it during Holy Week
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Jesus’ resurrection “isn’t the happy ending of a beautiful fairytale,...
John Paul II: The jet-setter pope
There was a time was when the world came to the pope. Under John Paul II, the pope also came...
John XXIII’s secretary tells tales of his famous boss
By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service When the freshly named patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli, chose 37-year old...
For Pope John XXIII, calling Vatican II was an act of faith
By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service Pope John XXIII called the Second Vatican Council in the conviction that it...
A Holy Thursday walk in Jesus’ footsteps
Holy Week in Jerusalem can be very hectic, but one can find fruitful time of reflection. Fr PADDY NOONAN OFM...
Holocaust survivor: John Paul II was a man of compassion
By Navar Watson, Catholic News Service Hanging on the wall in her office is a large painting of horses standing...
