Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 17, 2025. In this episode: Catholics and Christians in both Gaza and Jerusalem celebrate the Easter Triduum amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. In Rome, hundreds of clergy gather for the Chrism Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, with Pope Francis sharing a homily text, read by presider Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, that priests are called to continual conversion to share the message of God's saving hope authentically. Burmese Catholics gathered in Indianapolis at the start of Holy Week to pray for their suffering homeland of Myanmar, which has endured multiple crises -- such as civil war and natural disasters -- over the past few years. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this podcast:

Easter in Gaza
https://www.osvnews.com/gaza-is-in-a-state-of-extreme-poverty-but-christians-still-share-what-they-have-with-others-says-holy-family-parish-pastor/

Easter in Jerusalem
https://www.osvnews.com/holy-land-christians-have-a-duty-to-celebrate-easter-despite-suffering-patriarch-says/

Burmese Catholics
https://www.osvnews.com/everything-is-in-gods-hand-burmese-catholics-in-indianapolis-pray-for-stricken-homeland/

Vatican Chrism Mass
https://www.osvnews.com/be-heralds-of-hope-pope-asks-priests-in-homily-for-chrism-mass/