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The Easter season offers us the opportunity to let ourselves be perplexed and even to doubt as we wait for the good news to ...

Sunday, April 27, is the Second Sunday of Easter; Sunday of Divine Mercy. Mass readings: Acts 5:12-16; Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, ...

Amid papal mourning, an annual celebration of the Divine Mercy reminds the faithful that Easter joy triumphs over tears, with ...

Karl D. Bar-Lev, a retired U.S. Navy veteran who served for 17 years, also entered the Church at the Easter Vigil. Raised in ...

The empty tomb of Jesus is a reminder that every day we can live in the light of Jesus' triumph over death and darkness.

Here's what President Donald Trump said in his Easter greeting message to Americans, including the 'radical left lunatics.' ...