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EWTN News explains: When does Easter officially end?
Posted on 04/7/2026 06:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Easter lasts for a total of 50 days, from Easter Sunday until the feast of Pentecost.
EWTN News explains: When does Easter officially end?
Posted on 04/7/2026 06:00 AM (EWTN News - US Catholic News)
Easter lasts for a total of 50 days, from Easter Sunday until the feast of Pentecost.
Congressmen renew push to make Easter Monday a federal holiday
Posted on 04/6/2026 18:06 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, introduced legislation that would make the day after Easter Sunday a federal holiday.
Congressmen renew push to make Easter Monday a federal holiday
Posted on 04/6/2026 18:06 PM (EWTN News - US Catholic News)
Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, introduced legislation that would make the day after Easter Sunday a federal holiday.
Defense Secretary Hegseth removes top Army chaplain amid Iran war, chaplaincy reform
Posted on 04/6/2026 17:36 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
The reason for the removal of Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. is unclear. However, Hegseth has removed more than a dozen military leaders during his tenure and has vowed to reform the chaplaincy.
Defense Secretary Hegseth removes top Army chaplain amid Iran war, chaplaincy reform
Posted on 04/6/2026 17:36 PM (EWTN News - US Catholic News)
The reason for the removal of Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. is unclear. However, Hegseth has removed more than a dozen military leaders during his tenure and has vowed to reform the chaplaincy.
Vittorio Messori dies, Italian Catholic journalist and author, defender of the faith
Posted on 04/6/2026 16:45 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Messori not only converted to the Catholic faith but also used his considerable literary and investigative skills to vigorously defend it.
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem on Easter: ‘The Risen One is not where we left him’
Posted on 04/6/2026 15:34 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
In his homily on Easter Sunday, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said the resurrection of Christ turns our world upside down and opens unforeseen horizons regarding life and death.
Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday
Posted on 04/6/2026 14:21 PM (EWTN News - US Catholic News)
The novena originates with Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, OLM, canonized a saint in April 2000, a Polish religious sister and mystic who experienced apparitions of Jesus.
Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday
Posted on 04/6/2026 14:21 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
The novena originates with Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, OLM, canonized a saint in April 2000, a Polish religious sister and mystic who experienced apparitions of Jesus.