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Pope Leo Urges Leaders to Lay Down Arms in First Easter Message

He broke with tradition by not naming wars to signal a push for dialogue through a Vatican prayer vigil.

Pope Leo XIV Washes Feet of Twelve Priests at Lateran Basilica

Pope Leo XIV at Chrism Mass Urges Peace Over Power in Priestly Mission

Palm Sunday Observed Worldwide as Holy Week Begins Under Heightened Security in Some Areas

Spanish Press Marks March 29 Feast of St. Eustasius of Luxeuil

March 28 Santoral Highlights Pope Sixtus III as Entry Raises Feast-Day Discrepancy

March 23 Santoral: Feast of Saint José Oriol, Barcelona Priest of Austerity and Mercy

Ilia II, Georgia’s Longtime Patriarch, Dies at 93, Raising Fresh Questions on Ukraine Recognition

GAFCON Creates Global Anglican Council, Calls Boycott of Canterbury-Led Bodies

Conservative Anglicans Gather in Nigeria to Elect Rival to Canterbury

Catholic Calendar for February 28 Honors St. Leander of Seville

Assisi Unveils Saint Francis’s Remains for First Public Veneration in 800 Years

St. Francis’s Remains Go on Month-Long Public Display in Assisi

Month-Long Public Display of Saint Francis’s Relics Opens in Assisi

Assisi Begins Month-Long Public Display of St. Francis’s Remains

Assisi Opens Month-Long Public Display of St. Francis’s Remains for First Time in 800 Years

Saint Peter Damian Leads Catholic Santoral for Feb. 21

Argentina Stages Mass Processions for Lourdes Feast as Global Shrine Leads Prayers for the Sick

February 10 Santoral: Catholic Church Marks Feast of Saint Scholastica

Pope Leo XIV Calls Consecrated Religious to Be 'Leaven of Peace' on World Day