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Gospel of 4 April 2026 Matthew 28:1-10 After the Sabbath, towards the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards tr... Read More

Pope Leo XIV tonight became the second Pope ever to carry the Cross for the entire Good Friday Via Crucis at Rome's Colosseum. Joined by more than 30,000 faithful and countless people around the world on social media, television, and radio, the Pope led the Way of the Cross through the candlelit ruins of the ancient Roman ampitheatre, which witnessed the martyrdom of so many early Christians. Beg... Read More

April 4th 2026 Holy Saturday is an odd day for many of us, whilst we know that this day is one in which we remember Christ's descent to death in the tomb, that journey to the last long sleep we all have, nevertheless it is also a day of anticipation, for we know the resurrection already permeates every aspect of our human lives and the life of the whole world. Yet it is good to push a pause butto... Read More

This week, the news warned of the sharpest fuel price increase ever experienced in South Africa, driven by soaring international oil prices due to the war in the Middle East. The warning landed in my body, not only in my head. After a long day of meetings and Holy Week commitments, I found my tank running low and decided to risk the petrol station. Two stations were dry. The third had a long queue... Read More

The Dalai Lama, highest spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, has issued a statement welcoming Pope Leo's recent appeal for peace during his Palm Sunday Mass. He says: I wholeheartedly endorse the powerful appeal for peace made by the Holy Father, Pope Leo, during his Palm Sunday Mass. His call for the laying down of arms and the renunciation of violence resonated profoundly with me, as it speaks... Read More

A telephone conversation took place this morning, Good Friday 3 April, between Pope Leo XIV and the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog. According to a brief statement released by the Holy See Press Office: "This morning His Holiness Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with His Excellency Mr Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel, on the occasion of the Easter holidays. During the conve... Read More

In this week's episode of all Kinds of Catholic, Mollie and Christina share their experiences of Pilgrim Cross. Mollie joined this pilgrimage for the first time last year, arriving in Walsingham on Good Friday, joining Christian pilgrims from many parts of the country, to celebrate Easter. Christina explains the origins of this pilgrimage which began in France in 1946, when 30,000 people gathered,... Read More

The Wood between the Worlds I lit a candle. Not for peace- not yet- but for the man who called himself the Bread of Life, now broken, butchered, starved by the world that never knew him. He who claimed, "I am the Resurrection and the Life," now swallowed by the darkness of death. The one who said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life," is lost in silence, shut behind stone, as I, too, am hidden... Read More

Gospel of 3 April 2026 John 18:1-19:42 Key: N. Narrator. + Christ. S. Speaker or speakers other than Christ. The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John N. At that time: Jesus went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. So... Read More

Celebrating the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday evening in the Papal Basilica of St John Lateran, Pope Leo XIV told his brother priests that they are to serve the Lord by giving all of their lives to the People of God, and stressed that in this time of "great brutality around the world," we, too, must kneel alongside the oppressed and all in need. "In this world, and particularly in tho... Read More

This evening, Archbishop Richard Moth celebrated the Mass of the Lord's Supper at Westminster Cathedral. In his homily, he reflected on the Passover fulfilled in Christ, the Lamb of God who delivers humanity from sin through his self-giving sacrifice. Emphasising Christ's example of humble service in the washing of feet, he points to how this is in continuity with the gift of the Eucharist, in wh... Read More

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ, chair of the Council for Migrants, Refugees and Justice & Peace of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference issued this statement today. Over these days, as we anticipate the celebration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, our thoughts turn to the people of the Holy Land. These days - the highpoint of the Christian year - the fear and ... Read More

April 3rd 2026 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross The Liturgy of Good Friday has a solemn simplicity that takes us back to earlier times, in fact the structure has its roots in the 4th century Liturgy in the basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, mainly the veneration of the Cross and reading of the Passion, mentioned by the pilgrim Egeria in her account of the ceremonies. It also has links t... Read More

On March 30th, 2026, the Israeli Knesset voted to expand the use of the death penalty, specifically in occupied Palestinian territories. In response, Catholic leaders and authorised representatives of Catholic organisations endorsed this call from Catholic leaders and organisations to express strong moral opposition to the legislation and call for immediate action to protect Palestinian life, upho... Read More