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Today's Readings
- The Resurrection of the Lord
  
  Reading 1 Acts 10:34a, 37-43
  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
  Reading 2 Colossians 3:1-4
  Or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8
  Sequence - Victimæ paschali laudes
  Gospel John 20:1-9

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National Catholic Register
- Beyond the Balcony View: Contemplating Vocation While on Vacation in Brazil
  
  Victoria Arruda My view basking in the sun from my parents’ balcony in Recife, Brazil, contemplating my own vocation as we prepared for my sister’s wedding this month.
- Easter People: 2 Students, 1 Church
  
  Liah Ostrom at Benedictine College’s Mary Grotto College converts will become Catholic on Divine Mercy Sunday.
- 7 Ways to Celebrate the Easter Octave as a Family, From Feasting to Flowers
  
  The Cowden family enjoys celebrating this blessed season at church and at home, complete with blooms and crafts. Christ is risen, indeed! Here are seven...
- PHOTOS: Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at St. Peter’s Basilica
  
  Incense is dispensed at St. Peter's Basilica during the Easter vigil, Saturday, April 19, 2025. ‘… the divine light of the Resurrection begins to shine …’
- Pope Francis in Easter Vigil Homily: Christ Is the ‘Turning Point’ in Human History
  
  Zosia Czubak Catholics gather for Easter Vigil Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday, April 19, 2025 Although Pope Francis did not preside at the liturgy...
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News from the Vatican
- Pope, Vance have unusual Easter tête-à-tête at the Vatican
  
  In a series of unusual events, Pope Francis and United States Vice President JD Vance had a private meeting at the Vatican Easter morning while Mass was being celebrated by a papal aide in St...
- Vance, top Vatican aides discussed migration, religious freedom, political tension
  
  During United States Vice President JD Vance’s first official state visit to the Vatican, he and top officials discussed a variety of issues of bilateral interest, including the hot-button topic of...
- Vance visit comes as Vatican readies to enlist US in recovering suppressed group’s money
  
  Vance’s visit comes as the Vatican prepares to send United States financial watchdog bodies information regarding allegations of international money laundering and financial fraud on the part of the...
- Vance attends Vatican Good Friday service as tensions with Pope await
  
  United States Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, attended a Passion liturgy at the Vatican Friday, part of a visit which comes amid tensions with the Holy See on the issue of migration.
- Pope visits Rome prison, meets with 70 prisoners for Holy Week
  
  Pope Francis despite technically observing a two-month period of rest after a 38 day hospitalization ventured out twice Thursday, once to greet hospital staff who cared for him, and once to greet...