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Pope León XIV Urges Peace in First Easter Blessing, Sets April 11 Vigil

His broad appeal rejects a checklist of crises to refocus people on the danger of growing indifference to violence.

Syrian Churches Curb Easter After Assault on Christian Town

March 7 Feast Day Honors Early Christian Martyrs Perpetua and Felicity

Argentina Confirms March 23 Non-Working Day, Setting Up Long Weekend With March 24 Holiday

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

St. Francis’s Remains Begin Monthlong Public Display in Assisi

Catholic Church Marks Feast of Blessed Jacinta Marto on Feb. 20

Latin America’s 2026 Holiday Map: Peru Confirms 16 Feriados, Argentina’s Carnival Long Weekend, Mexico Sets Holy Week Dates

Rio Marks São Sebastião Day With Packed Procession as Local Holiday Observances Vary Across Brazil

Pope Leo XIV Baptizes 20 Infants in Sistine Chapel Tradition

Epiphany Celebrations Fill Brazil’s Streets as Rio State Backs 200 Folia de Reis Groups

Epiphany 2026: Where Jan. 6 Is a Holiday in Germany and What the Feast Observes

At St. Stephen Angelus, Pope Leone Decries Marginalization of Peace Voices and Elevates Nonviolence

Pope Leone XIV Marks First Christmas With Rare Day Mass, Cites Gaza and Human Dignity

Córdoba Marks Feast of Our Lady of Hope With Besamanos and Jubilee Mass

Saint Lucy Leads December 13 Catholic Feast Day Observances

Priest-DJ’s Techno ‘Guadalupana’ Goes Viral in Mexico

Saint Barbara’s Feast Day Marked on December 4

Where St. Martin Lantern Parades Will Light Up Germany This Week

October 30 Catholic Calendar: Saints Remembered in León, Capua, Syracuse and Tangier