Defense Secretary Hegseth removes top Army chaplain amid Iran war

Congressmen renew push to make Easter Monday a federal holiday 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 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 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’ 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 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.