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Photos of the Vigil from the Catholic Press Photo agency The Holy Father baptized and confirmed seven young people from around the world. When I find a story detailing who they were, I’ll post – I’m sure one of the Catholic news services will have it tomorrow. The Pope’s homily: It is clear that this…

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Various stories from today: A convert (of five years) tells his story in the LAtimes In Massachusetts and NH: At St. Patrick’s, the new members ranged in age from 10 to 60. Jarvis said this is the largest group of converts she has seen in the past four years. The new members include two special…

Go read Dawn Eden Over the course of four hours, as we did the 14 Stations, we walked through the Lower East Side and the East and West Village — as far east as Tompkins Square Park, as far west as Washington Street, and as far north as Union Square Park. Wherever we went, the…

Yesterday, we attended the Stations of the Cross, recreated by the Hispanic community of St. Patrick’s parish. I’d always wanted to go before but could never catch it – it’s a little earlier than you’d expect – 11 am (but goes until well after 1). It was well done, busy, crowded, and solemn. The crowd…

More The text of the meditations And while you’re at it – some Holy Week-related stories and meditations from Vatican Radio, there for the downloading and listening. A summary We have accompanied Jesus on the Way of the Cross,” were his first, meaningful words addressed to a crowd of tens of thousands who followed the…

POPE REBUKES  ‘SATANIC’  SOCIETY – There. That’s for anyone doing internet searches based on what they read on Drudge. Thanks for landing here. Here’s the context: Go here to read the text of the Stations of the Cross that Pope Benedict will be praying tonight at the Colisseum. (You have to click on the paintings…

I didn’t think he’d have a column this week, but here you go – The Word From Rome. Italian politics, Opus Dei: Here’s an intriguing sidebar from the Italian elections: A numerary of Opus Dei, meaning a celibate who lives full-time in an Opus Dei center, was elected to the national Senate … from the…

Fr. Guy at Shouts from the Piazza is interested in some details of the Pope’s Good Friday liturgy.

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