Resources & Media

- Resources & Media

Resources: Response to pennsylvania report
- Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich on Misleading NBC Chicago Report
- Cardinal Blaise Cupich's letter to all
Catholics in the Archdiocese
Rome Reports
News from the Vatican
- Pope reminds outcasts that Christ’s death, resurrection are for them
  
  On Good Friday, Pope Francis reminded the poor, immigrants and victims of human trafficking that the mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection was for them.
- On Good Friday, papal preacher says cross brings hope to the oppressed
  
  The cross serves as a warning to the powerful and a message of hope for the poor and oppressed, said the preacher of the papal household.
- Pilgrims say bare marble of ‘Holy Stairs’ brings them closer to Christ
  
  For pilgrims flocking to Rome’s famed Scala Santa this week as they commemorate the events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion and death, the opportunity to climb the relic on the bare marble for the...
Catholic News Service
- 'Their Calvary was lengthy': Pope's Stations recall those exploited
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) -- Recalling Jesus' death on the cross, Pope Francis led thousands on Good Friday in reflecting on the crosses of loneliness, fear and...
- Singer-songwriter presents Crucifixion in concert
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Joanne Fox, The Catholic Globe By Joanne Fox SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNS) -- Singer-songwriter Tatiana "Tajci" Cameron confessed she didn't always like Holy Week. "It always...
- On Good Friday, papal preacher says cross brings hope to the oppressed
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The cross serves as a warning to the powerful and a message of hope for the poor and oppressed, said the preacher of the papal...
National Catholic Register
- On Holy Saturday, Our Lady Stands Without Her Son and Savior
  
  By Angelo Stagnaro | I recall an acquaintance once insisting to me that there is as much evidence the Buddha was born of a virgin as was Christ. First, this is perfect nonsense as the Buddha's story...
- 7 Traditional Easter Recipes From Around the World
  
  By Alexandra Greeley | Holy Week, the seven days between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, is the most reverential time of the Christian calendar. For Catholics around the world, this week inspires...
- “Three Days and Three Nights?”
  
  By Jimmy Akin | In Matthew 12:40, Jesus says: Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights...
- A Tale of Two Cities’ Cathedrals
  
  By K.V. Turley | The fires that burned brightly at Notre-Dame de Paris were matched by the vivid resolve of French politicians and civic leaders that from the ashes this great cathedral will rise...
- How the Crown of Thorns Ended Up at Notre Dame Cathedral
  
  By Sandra McDevitt | During the recent tragic fire in Notre Dame Cathedral one of the relics rescued was the Crown of Thorns. It one of the most revered of Christian relics having been worn by Our...