Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church, when devout people traveled to Jerusalem at Passover to reenact the events of the week leading up to the Resurrection.

of Holy Week. These days are the three holiest days in the Catholic Church. This Mass stresses the importance Jesus puts on the humility of service, and the need for cleansing with water ...

(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes a Hindu pilgrimage, the SBC Executive Committee meeting and more.

Feb. 6, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Subramoney Iyer, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

Every week, we choose three photos we love from our Signature library, and you can download them free of charge. Every free download comes with the same license you get with our paid downloads, which ...

Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday, just before Easter ... Eastern churches start Lent on the Monday of the 7th week before Easter and end it on the Friday 9 days before ...

Palm Sunday is celebrated the Sunday immediately following the first full moon of spring. As the April full moon rises on Saturday, April 12, 2025, Palm Sunday will be celebrated on April 13, 2025.

After decades of prolific artistic creation, a master santero is celebrating a first. Los Lunas-based santero Nicolas Otero, a longtime carving and painting saint-maker whose works include church ...

Taking to his Instagram timeline, Vijay Deverakonda, who had posted a series of pictures of his trip to the Mahakumbh, wrote about each of the pictures. "The 2025 Kumbhmela - A journey to connect ...

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24-30, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Patrick Sison, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week. Israeli Arbel ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...