Eastertide: Celebrating the Season for 50 Days From Easter to Pentecost
April 5, 2021By Jessica Easthope It’s common knowledge that Easter marks the end of Lent but it also marks a beginning – another part […]
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By Jessica Easthope It’s common knowledge that Easter marks the end of Lent but it also marks a beginning – another part […]
Eastertide – that means Catholics are now in a new season. Big numbers of parishioners are making their way back to church. […]
Currents News Staff Each year on Holy Saturday during the Easter Vigil, thousands are baptized into the Catholic Church in the U.S. […]
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By Emily Drooby Glory to God rang out at the St. James Cathedral Basilica on Easter Sunday — the Lord has risen. Having […]
By Jessica Easthope Fire burned bright in the darkness of St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn. The Paschal candle was lit at the […]
Pope Francis’ Way of the Cross, with meditations written by children. The Diocese of Brooklyn commemorates the Passion of Jesus Christ. We […]
By Emily Drooby No bells, no candles, no crosses – the St. James Cathedral Basilica in Brooklyn was bare on Good Friday. […]
By Jessica Easthope Pope Francis walked into St. Peter’s Basilica for Good Friday service in complete silence, prostrating himself and observing the […]
Currents News Staff Easter is a celebration of hope triumphing in the face of despair. This year, it’s also an opportunity to […]