The Gospel of Matthew (26:6–16) recounts a similar scene, with the woman anointing Jesus during a meal at Simon the Leper’s house. The disciples were indignant at what they saw as a waste of ...

Observations of the Great and Holy Wednesday by Greek Orthodox Christians during the Great Lent and the different traditional ...

While the anecdote concerning the prostitute Mary Magdalene is deeply moving, the compassion and forgiveness which Jesus shared with her was a part of his communion with everyone whom he helped, ...

Jesus Christ symbolises many things in the scriptures. One of the most poignant is the full essence of Jesus as our Passover.

Mary was not alone in her faithful vigil. The Gospels record various women who followed Jesus throughout his ministry, who stayed at the cross when male disciples fled, who watched where his body was ...

Holy Week is the holiest week of the Greek Orthodox Church, symbolizing the passion, death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Holy Wednesday, according to the Church, is dedicated to the memory of the sinful woman who repented, believed in Christ, and ...

Catholics usually go on a Visita Iglesia on Maundy Thursday or Good Friday. This means visiting seven churches in one day.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Especially in a Jubilee Year, but also every day, priests are called to continual conversion so that ...

The Paschal Triduum or Easter Triduum is a three-day commemoration of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

In Holy Week our thoughts and prayers are very much on the Holy Land and particularly on the last days of Jesus, as he approached Jerusalem.In an act of deep symbolism and solidarity a number of ...