Catholic News Headlines for Thursday 4/2/26   

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Archbishop Ronald Hicks is marking his first Holy Thursday in the Archdiocese of New York by giving back to those in need at a food distribution site in Washington Heights.

Pope Leo XIV joined together with hundreds of priests and bishops at St. Peter’s Basilica, celebrating his first chrism Mass as the Bishop of Rome.

Bishop Robert Brennan will be celebrating the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn.

In Queens, one 14-year-old is preparing to fully enter the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil next year. It’s a moment he’ll be reflecting on as he plays Jesus in his church’s reenactment of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.