On Palm Sunday, a week before Easter, the Catholic Church recalls Jesus’ messianic ... Beginning Palm Sunday, some churches cover or veil – with purple cloth – the religious artwork in ...

This stone contains some holy relics sealed up in it by the bishop, and if the altar is of wood this stone is inserted just in front of the Tabernacle. The altar stone reminds us of the early ...

A spokesman for St. Peter’s Basilica has said the ancient tradition of devotion to Veronica’s Veil and to the Holy Face of Jesus is a sign of hope and an invitation to return to the essentials in a ...

On Sunday, April 6, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered “Veronica’s Veil,” a cloth ... very ancient tradition of the Catholic Church.

There's a reason why Catholics cover statues, crosses, and even some artwork during Lent, and it has everything to do with ...