The day is alternately known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday, and Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord. The Lenten period is when Catholic observers fast — one full meal and two ...

Francis visited the same Roman prison on Holy Thursday in 2018 to celebrate the mass “In Coena Domini” -- or The Lord’s Supper -- with the traditional rite of washing feet to commemorate ...

After Holy Thursday, no Mass will be celebrated again in the Church until the Easter Vigil celebrates and proclaims the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

No one knows exactly when the Easter Rock ceremony started or why, but it's said the tradition started before the Civil War.

President Donald Trump issued two messages on Palm Sunday recognizing the importance of the Holy Week leading up to ... of God’s only begotten Son, Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and, on ...

“This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ — the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us ...

Today is Holy Monday and for each of the first three days of Holy Week ... Finally, he was led forth again with great glory and was honoured as a king. He became lord over all Egypt and a provider of ...

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (Matthew 21:6-9) “Blessed is the king of Israel!” (John 12:13). Download our FREE Holy Week Prayer Guide to lead you in ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...