“So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell the disciples.” (Matthew 28:8)

In an open letter, Carl Hétu, director of the Canadian office of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), looks back on his recent trip to the Holy Land and recounts how a young Gazan girl “touched [his] heart, without saying a word.”

Pope Francis sends a video message as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Holy Week in an unusual manner due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The Archdiocese of Montreal this week announced the full schedule for Holy Week services to be celebrated by Archbishop Christian Lépine, and which will be broadcast live from Montreal’s Mary Queen of the World Cathedral on Salt + Light Television. Everyone is welcome to tune in or follow online.

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, religious leaders and organizations from across Canada prepared a message entitled “Hope, Gratitude and Solidarity: A Message to Canadians from Religious Leaders in Canada in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”.