Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, is remembered for challenging traditions of the Catholic church and advocating for social justice.

It’s become a Good Friday tradition in Quraye: residents and visitors converging on the southern Lebanese village to witness ...

Santa Semana—or Holy Week—in Spain is a big, BIG deal. Started in the 1600’s as a way for the “common folk” to understand and ...

To purposefully ride the rollercoaster alongside the disciples and Jesus—the mixture of vomit and death and life, blood and sweat and tears. Holy Week began last week with Palm Sunday at the start of ...

Being raised as a Roman Catholic in Bangladesh – a country where approximately more than 90% of the population are Muslims and which is the fourth largest Muslim populated country in the world – says ...

The days of the Holy Week have not changed in recent tradition: Easter always falls on a Sunday, and the standard definition ...

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"To shout hosanna to God and the Lamb on Palm Sunday is a singular experience," said Elder Patrick Kearon as he dedicated the ...

Discover the meaning and purpose of Holy Week, a week of reflection on Jesus' life leading up to his ultimate sacrifice and ...

The celebration of Easter is the culmination of Holy Week which began on April 13 with Palm Sunday. Depending on an ...

Good Friday is intended to be a day of fasting for Catholics, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and people observing Lent typically refrain from flesh meat on Fridays ...