EASTER REFLECTIONS
Easter reflections 11 April 2020
God has a sense of humour. We have at times grumbled about the long Liturgies (3-4 hours) of the Easter Vigil...
EASTER TRIDUUM: GOOD FRIDAY
Good Friday reflections10 April 2020
On Wednesday (8 April 2020) Pope Francis gave his weekly General Audience from the Vatican Apostolic Library. In his Catechesis,...
EASTER TRIDUUM: HOLY THURSDAY
Holy Thursday reflections9 April 2020
On Holy Thursday we begin the most sacred three days of our Christian calendar which in Latin is called the...
Streaming in sign language for the Easter Triduum
For the Easter Triduum, Vatican News creates an ad hoc YouTube channel with translations of the liturgical celebrations into Sign Language for people with hearing and communication disabilities.
‘I desire to eat the Passover in your home’ #EasterAtHome
As Pope Francis pointed out in his video message for Holy Week, Christians are celebrating Easter this year in “a truly unusual way”. How can we respond to Jesus’ statement: “I desire to eat the Passover in your house”?
Covid-19: Pope establishes emergency fund
Pope Francis establishes an emergency fund to aid those being “tragically impacted” by the Covid-19 virus.