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Easter Could Bring Greater Unity Between Eastern And Western Churches March 25, 2025
Easter will be celebrated this year on the same day by Christians across all denominations on April 20 — a rare quirk of the calendar that some see as an opportunity to set aside centuries-old disputes over the date of Jesus’ resurrection. Easter Su...
Mighty Winds March 24, 2025
The weeks leading up to Easter in El Paso, Texas are marked by los vientos de cuaresma, or the winds of Lent. It’s been like this since anyone can remember. Newcomers to the city are always taken aback by their first experience, partly thrilled by th...
Are More Adults Becoming Catholic? March 19, 2025
A ceremony known as the Rite of Election, typically held around the First Sunday of Lent, offers an early glimpse of how many people will likely become Catholic in any given year. This year’s Rite of Election figures are still coming in from dioceses...
Is There Really a Limit on Number of Cardinals in Conclave? March 11, 2025
With Pope Francis’s stay in a Roman hospital now approaching one month, and with little sign of him being able to return to the Vatican before Easter, speculation has grown among commentators about the possibility of an imminent conclave.Public discu...
