Every year on Palm Sunday, we read, in the Catholic liturgy, one of the great Passion narratives from the Synoptic Gospels. This year, it is St. Matthew’s. There are a number of distinctive features in Matthew’s account, but the most distinctive and interesting, for me, is the evangelist’s treatment of Judas. No other Gospel stresses […]
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Trump’s immigration crackdown prompts California bishop to excuse Catholics from Sunday mass
A Southern California bishop issued a rare decree on Tuesday excusing churchgoers from attending Sunday mass amid fears of immigration raids and detentions across the country. The dispensation by the diocese of San Bernardino, California, is in response to the Trump administration’s mass deportation operations. On Tuesday, San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas announced his decree. […]
US wants Putin to extend Easter truce beyond Sunday, State Department says
The United States aims to secure “a full and comprehensive ceasefire” in Ukraine beyond a temporary Easter truce, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on April 20 in a statement emailed to Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin unilaterally declared a temporary Easter ceasefire from 6 p.m. Moscow time on April 19 until midnight on April […]
Ukraine proposes extending truce beyond Easter Sunday
If Russia is able to maintain a full ceasefire throughout Easter weekend, Ukraine would like to extend the truce for 30 days, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 19. Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he ordered a halt on all combat operations during the Easter holiday. The temporary ceasefire is […]
Russian strike kills at least 31, injures over 80 in Sumy on Palm Sunday
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. A Russian ballistic missile strike killed dozens of people in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy on the morning of Palm Sunday, Sumy Mayor Artem Kobzar reported on April 13. At the time of publication, 31 people were killed in the attack, including two children, and at least […]
More than 20 Ukrainians killed by Russian ballistics in Palm Sunday strike
A Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian city killed more than 20 people as civilians gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, officials said. Two Russian ballistic missiles struck the city of Sumy at around 10:15 a.m., according to Ukrainian officials. Images from the city show a building blasted to rubble, vehicles on fire in a street […]
The hope, joy and sorrow of Palm Sunday is a gift to all of us
April 13 is Palm Sunday, a holy day kept by many Christians around the world. This day commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago. For Jesus, it was the beginning of a dramatic week that would see him crucified and later raised from the dead. This day, Palm Sunday, […]
‘Big Sunday Show’ hosts tell companies to ‘read the room’ when it comes to their DEI policies
Fox News contributor Joe Concha sounded off on Disney’s “woke” warning on classic films, as “The Big Weekend Show” co-hosts listed other companies nationwide rolling back their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. “We absolutely do not need [the warnings],” Concha argued. “A lot of these classics from Disney were made in the ‘60s, the ‘70s, […]