“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” Pope John Paul II

St. Francis of Assisi is the first saint in recorded history to receive the stigmata. He was marked with the holy wounds of Christ while meditating on His Passion at Mount La Verna in 1224.

Pray for all the catechumens who will be entering the Catholic Church on this Easter

"True happiness does not consist in the pleasures of this world, or in earthly things, but in peace of conscience, which we only have if we are pure of heart and mind." St. Pier Giorgio Frassati

Since 2020, at least 548 Catholic churches in the USA have been attacked, desecrated, set on fire, or vandalised. Info: Catholic Vote

Miss Universe Brazil Maria Gabriela Lacerda visited a cloister of Poor Clares to pray with them, and shared a video of them blessing her.

Marriage is the promise to make another person irreplaceable. God, bless Your Church with Holy Marriages.

More than 500 people showed up to recite the Rosary for Spain, in Granada Photo: EODLST

Today I saw, for the first time, the ceremony of sending off the catechumens for the rite of election. Louisa, I think that was the name of the catechumen. She was so overwhelmed and teared up as she signed her name. I could see quite a few people wiping their eyes... It was so

Nearly 130 people from the Archdiocese of Dublin will enter the Catholic Church this Easter — a record in the diocese’s history. Photo: Archdiocese of Dublin

In the Archdiocese of Southwark, UK, over 590 adults will enter the Catholic Church, this Easter vigil - nearly half of them below the age of 35. Photo: Archdiocese of Southwark

“The only real sin is to deny love, especially the love of God.” Ven. Fulton J. Sheen

Have you heard of “Gossiping the Gospel”? It’s a phrase used by the 20th-century theologian Michael Green. He writes about the early Christian communities: “They went everywhere gossiping the gospel; they did it naturally, enthusiastically, and with the conviction of those who

Just 2 years after his death in 1226, Francis of Assisi was canonized by Pope Gregory IX. The miracles at his tomb were so numerous and devotion so overwhelming that the Church moved with rare speed.

Over 500 faithful gathered in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Incarnation in Granada, Spain to recite the rosary and pray for their country. Video: jandcalderon985

In the Archdiocese of Glasgow, 120 individuals will enter the Catholic Church this Easter — a marked 20% increase from last year.