In the Judeo-Christian tradition, God often makes Godself known through sound: be it a voice from a burning bush, a resounding clap of thunder or the blast of a trumpet. “God is revealed through sound ...

At the Vatican’s Easter vigil Mass, Pope Francis urged people to “roll away the stones of sin and fear” to experience the power of Christ’s resurrection. In his Easter homily on April 8, the Pope ...

Pope Francis holds a Paschal candle as he presides over a Easter vigil ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/ (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Below is the text ...

Pope Leo celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to exercise hope against “the violence of war that kills and destroys,’’ saying “we need this song of hope today” as conflicts ...

To celebrate Easter is to allow Jesus to triumph over “craven fear,” an “invitation to break out of our routines” rather than “continue standing speechless” as events happen. Pope Francis holds the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis presided over the Vatican’s somber Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, delivering a 10-minute homily and baptizing eight people, a day after suddenly skipping the Good ...

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley will call on the faithful to embrace hope amid widespread fear over a global health crisis in his Easter Sunday homily, according to a copy of the message provided to the ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan paid tribute to fallen NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller during his Easter homily at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Sunday. Dolan reflected on the loss felt by Diller’s family, friends ...

Nothing in our collective lives will be the same this year as it was last Easter. We remain isolated as we strive to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Schools have closed. Workers have been ...

Printed below is the Easter Homily being delivered by Archbishop Sean P. O’Malley at Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross. For people practicing safe social distancing at home, Cardinal O’Malley’s ...