Easter

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (OSV News) — The pews of the St. Catherine Church in Bethlehem were full and it was standing room only, as parishioners dressed in colorful Easter finery filled …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in the power of God to defeat sin and death as the …

“We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song!” St. John Paul II famously proclaimed, and we are so because of that Paschal Mystery.

The blessing of Easter baskets on Holy Saturday is present across Europe, and elements of the deeply rooted Catholic tradition reflects the essence of the Resurrection.

This Easter Vigil on April 19, parishes across the U.S. will welcome thousands of new Catholics — and this year, numbers are notably on the rise.

(OSV News) — At the April 19 Easter Vigil at parishes across America, the church will welcome many new Catholics. Perhaps that doesn’t sound extraordinary. After all, it happens every year. …

(OSV News) — Does Easter belong to Jesus Christ, or to a calendar?  For Pope Francis, the answer is clear: “Easter belongs to Christ!” the pontiff declared in September 2024, when …

The encyclical “Evangelium Vitae” was published 30 years ago this week, so it seems fitting that many of our stories looked at the sanctity of human life and our culture …

NEW YORK (OSV News) – Beginning with its 2017 pilot episode and a first full season that kicked off in 2019, showrunner Dallas Jenkins’ Gospel-based TV series “The Chosen” has …

Young adults from Southeastern dioceses immerse themselves year after year to write and publish an Easter book that can help deepen the faith.