THURSDAY, APRIL 2 – HOLY THURSDAY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER |
| TRUMP VOWS TO BOMB IRAN ‘BACK TO THE STONE AGE’ President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued rival appeals to Americans yesterday. Trump defended the war effort and vowed to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Age” in the next two to three weeks. Pezeshkian questioned whether the war serves American interests. Also yesterday, several world leaders addressed their countries about the instability and economic tribulations the world now faces as a result of the war. READ |
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| HEAD OF US BISHOPS JOINS POPE IN CALLING FOR CEASEFIRE Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement yesterday echoing appeals by Pope Leo XIV for a ceasefire and quoting the Holy Father’s message that no one can use Jesus, King of Peace, to justify war. READ |
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| COLORADO BILL THREATENS PARENTS WHO REJECT GENDER IDEOLOGY A recently introduced Colorado bill that has drawn sharp criticism from the state’s Catholic bishops could allow courts to factor a parent’s refusal to affirm a child’s “gender identity” into custody decisions. READ |
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| DOJ SUES MINNESOTA FOR ALLOWING MALES IN GIRLS’ SPORTS The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Minnesota March 30, alleging the state has discriminated against female athletes by allowing boys to compete in girls’ sports and access girls’ locker rooms and bathrooms. The suit argues the policies violate Title IX by failing to maintain sex-based protections in athletics and intimate spaces. READ |
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| JD VANCE TO RELEASE CATHOLIC CONVERSION MEMOIR Vice President JD Vance will release a new book this June detailing his return to the Christian faith and entry into the Catholic Church after years as an atheist. The memoir, titled “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” explores his spiritual journey and the questions that led him back. READ |
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| NORTH CAROLINA ABORTION FACILITY CLOSING An abortion facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, stopped providing abortions March 31 and is set to close at the end of April after a decade in operation. Local pro-life advocates say the closure follows years of prayer and outreach, calling it a moment marked by hope and an invitation to support women and families. READ |
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| US BISHOPS BACK EFFORT TO NIX FDA APPROVAL OF ABORTION PILL The U.S. Bishops are backing federal legislation that would revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) controversial approval of mifepristone, the most widely used chemical abortion drug in the U.S. READ |
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| FOR FIRST TIME IN 14 YEARS, POPE WILL WASH PRIESTS’ FEET During the first Holy Thursday Mass of his pontificate, Pope Leo will wash the feet of 12 priests. Priests have not been the ones to have their feet washed by the Pope on Holy Thursday since 2012. Instead, the late Pope Francis washed the feet of prisoners, migrants, and others, including non-Catholics. READ |
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| THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE TRIDUUM Here’s one way for parents of small children to draw the little ones into the great mystery we are about to enter this Holy Thursday: through the wardrobe in the spare room. READ |
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| CATHOLIC 101 Zeale’s McKenna Snow explains the Seven Churches Pilgrimage, a Holy Thursday tradition observed after sundown that invites the faithful to keep company with Christ in the Eucharist and reflect on the seven moments leading to His crucifixion. READ |
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| SAINT OF THE DAY Today is Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper, also called Maundy Thursday. Tonight, the Church begins the three-day liturgy of the Easter Triduum. It is the night when Jesus Christ washed the feet of His disciples, then commanded them to “love one another as I have loved you.” He also instituted the Eucharist and the priesthood at the Last Supper. READ |
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| DAILY PSALM “For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.” (Psalm 89) READ |
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| DAILY READINGS Today’s Mass readings. READ |
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| TODAY If the Shroud of Turin was “debunked,” why does the evidence keep coming back stronger? Today on The Deep, Bob Rucker examines the science, the carbon-dating controversy, and the one question skeptics still can’t answer. Premieres today at 4 PM ET on YouTube. TUNE IN |
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