#Easter

Pope Francis: “A worldly priest is nothing more than a clericalized pagan.”

In his homily at the Chrism Mass, a traditional time for the renewal of priestly promises and reflection on personal…

Romania: mgr. Pál (Timisoara), “Jesus Resurrected calls us, in these difficult situations of war, to live for the civilisation of love”

European Churches’ Letter to Putin and Zelensky calling for an “Easter” ceasefire

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich and Rev. Christian Krieger wrote a letter to Presidents Putin and Zelensky: “In a few days from…

Romania: Card. Muresan (Greek Catholics), “may the Easter celebration be a new spring of hope embracing the whole of humanity”

Romania: Easter celebrations allowed with the faithful. Message from Archbishop Perca

Pope at audience: “He who serves money is against God”

Pope Francis devoted today’s general audience to the Easter triduum, which begins tomorrow.  “When we go to Mass, it is…

From Maiduguri to Idlib, the silent Easter of Nigerian and Syrian Christians

Easter in Nigerian and Syrian Christian communities in the deadly grip of Boko Haram terrorists and Tahrir al-Sham jihadist groups.…

Croatia. Easter in earthquake-hit areas: the words of Msgr. Košić (Sisak) “After this Calvary the victory of life over death awaits us”

Over three months have passed since a devastating earthquake hit Croatia on 29 December last. SIR interviewed Msgr. Vlado Košić,…

Jesus came to convert, not to subvert

People have fluctuating emotions, and in doing so, they disown the one they had acclaimed the previous day. They will…

Holy Land. Patton (Custos): “Next Easter will not be as humiliated and sober as it was in 2020”

For Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, Easter in Jerusalem this year will not be celebrated behind closed…

Russia. Msgr. Pezzi (Moscow): “Orthodox Easter behind closed doors in response to the appeal of Patriarch Kirill”

Lockdown in Moscow and Easter behind closed doors. Also Russia is facing a surge in infections, with the health system…