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Saint of the Day: The “Apostles of Picardy”

Holy Week

Temporary

Ary Waldir Ramos Diaz

The Russian and Ukrainian women who clung to the Cross together at Pope’s Via Crucis

BENEDICTUS XVI

Aleteia

Pope Benedict XVI’s birthday and the mystery of Holy Saturday

EASTER VIGIL

Philip Kosloski

Does Easter begin on Holy Saturday?

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Kathleen N. Hattrup

Change at Pope’s Via Crucis a sign of respect for Ukraine

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Kathleen N. Hattrup

Pope’s preacher calls on Tolkien to speak of “Truth made Flesh”

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski prays at a mass grave in Ukraine

I.Media for Aleteia

Papal envoy’s terrible “way of the cross” in northern Kyiv

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Michael Habeeb

Who among us would choose Jesus of Nazareth over Barabbas?

Francisco de Zurbaran, Christ on the Cross

Lucien de Guise

4 Paintings of the Crucifixion that you probably haven’t seen

LONGINUS

Victoria Costa

The Stations of the Living Water

HOLY WEEK

Philip Kosloski

Why do priests take their shoes off before venerating the cross?

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Kathleen N. Hattrup

Contemplate Jesus with these 3D images from the Shroud

JESUS

Philip Kosloski

Why is it called Good Friday when Jesus died?

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I.Media for Aleteia

God forgives “everything” assures Pope Francis at Holy Thursday celebration with inmates

Maundy Thursday

Philip Kosloski

What does “Maundy Thursday” mean?

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I.Media for Aleteia

Pope will again celebrate Holy Thursday at a prison

HOLY WEEK

Philip Kosloski

A brief history and symbolism of feet washing on Holy Thursday

CROSS

Philip Kosloski

Why it’s important that Jesus died on a “tree”

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I.Media for Aleteia

Amid protests over Ukraine-Russia teamwork on Via Crucis, some say we need this ‘prophetic sign’

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Aleteia

Via Crucis to be led by Pope Francis on Good Friday at Colosseum (full text)

CHURCH

Theresa Civantos Barber

How to do the Seven Churches Visitation (and what is it, anyway?)

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