At the heart of holy week preparations, the Church in Larantuka gathers for the Chrism Mass, renewing priestly vows and strengthening unity in mission and hope.
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Pope Leo XIV will receive French President Emmanuel Macron in the Vatican on April 10, confirms the Director of the Holy See Press Office.
Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik, Prefect of the Dicastery for Clergy, pens a letter to all priests, deacons, and seminarians throughout the world for Holy Thursday, to thank them ‘for enabling Christ to continue, through their ministry, to draw near to His people,’ and to always remember they are ‘friends of the Lord.’
At the Chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV invites priests, bishops, and all Christians to embrace their challenges with trust in God and “spread the fragrance of Christ where the stench of death reigns.”
Speaking on an Italian Franciscan podcast, the Holy See Secretary of State discusses the “worrying” global scenario, but emphasises that there are still “signs of hope”, particularly in the Christian faith and its emphasis on fraternity.
In an interview with Vatican News, the vicar general of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls for continued attention to Gaza and the West Bank as “two million people are still suffering.”
Father Francesco Patton, author of the meditations for the Pope’s Good Friday ‘Via Crucis’ at the Colosseum in Rome, notes that even today, many people are living a Way of the Cross.
During the Mass “in Coena Domini” on Holy Thursday, Pope Leo will wash the feet of twelve priests – eleven of whom he ordained last year.
During Chrism Mass at the Holy Name Cathedral, Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, reflects on mission, war, and the quiet language of the holy oils, urging the Church to reject violence and bear witness to peace that transforms hearts rather than dominates them.
As the Church prepares for Easter during Holy Week, Asian Catholic business leaders attend an online UNIAPAC Asia event to explore their vocation as missionary disciples in the marketplace.
