Holy Name Cathedral holds overflow Masses for Easter Sunday as Catholic church sees resurgence

Overall, the archdiocese expects over 1,000 new members to join the church this year—a 52% increase from a year ago.

Overflowing Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago Pope both reflect on peace for Easter

Rev. Gregory Sakowicz reflected on “the violence in our city, nation and wars throughout the world” between sports quips as he addressed the crowd that spilled into the building’s lobby Sunday. It came hours after Chicago's own Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call
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War silences Easter at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre church

For the first time in living memory, Easter at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre was celebrated behind closed doors

Pope urges peace in Easter Mass

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue.
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From Emmaus to the Upper Room: The Meaning of Easter Evening

COMMENTARY: In his first Easter ‘Urbi et Orbi,’ Pope Leo drew attention to a part of Easter Sunday often overlooked.

Holy Name Cathedral held overflow Masses for Easter Sunday

As people packed every pew inside Holy Name Cathedral for Easter Mass on Sunday night, there were dozens of people left standing in the back.