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Congressmen renew push to make Easter Monday a federal holiday
Posted on 04/6/2026 16:06 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, introduced legislation that would make the day after Easter Sunday a federal holiday.
Defense Secretary Hegseth removes top Army chaplain amid Iran war, chaplaincy reform
Posted on 04/6/2026 15:36 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The reason for the removal of Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. is unclear. However, Hegseth has removed more than a dozen military leaders during his tenure and has vowed to reform the chaplaincy.
Vittorio Messori dies, Italian Catholic journalist and author, defender of the faith
Posted on 04/6/2026 14:45 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Messori not only converted to the Catholic faith but also used his considerable literary and investigative skills to vigorously defend it.
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem on Easter: ‘The Risen One is not where we left him’
Posted on 04/6/2026 13:34 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
In his homily on Easter Sunday, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said the resurrection of Christ turns our world upside down and opens unforeseen horizons regarding life and death.
Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday
Posted on 04/6/2026 12:21 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The novena originates with Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, OLM, canonized a saint in April 2000, a Polish religious sister and mystic who experienced apparitions of Jesus.
French priest Henri Caffarel, founder of Teams of Our Lady, declared venerable by Pope Leo XIV
Posted on 04/6/2026 08:17 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
A married couple that leads the Teams of Our Lady, founded by newly-declared Venerable Father Henri Caffarel, explains how this lay apostolate helps couples grow together in holiness.
On Easter Monday, Pope Leo XIV remembers those ‘tormented’ by war: ‘The truth does not remain hidden’
Posted on 04/6/2026 06:59 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Upon the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the pope also remembered Pope Francis, who died a year ago on Easter Monday.
‘Searching for the Messiah’ explores experiences of recent Jewish converts
Posted on 04/6/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
A film that features the testimonies of people of Jewish origin who in recent times have professed faith in Jesus after coming to the conclusion that he is the long-awaited Messiah.
Pope Leo XIV: Every vocation is a ‘path of beauty’
Posted on 04/6/2026 04:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
In a message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations titled “The Interior Discovery of God’s Gift,” the Holy Father reflects on the interior dimension of one’s vocation.
Why the Catholic Church celebrates Easter Monday under the title ‘Monday of the Angel’
Posted on 04/6/2026 02:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
In many countries in Europe and South America, Easter Monday, also known as “Little Easter,” is a national holiday.