Last year, we began some traditions that we plan on continuing every year in order to allow our kids to experience Holy Week as more than just attending a few extra church services. First ...

Archbishop Benedictus Hanno stressed that the celebrations are “a great joy for our Church and a living testimony to the ...

Teachers Diana Vossller, Anne Heavilon and Lynda Guarino wear capes as part of Marvel Monday Dress Down on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, during Catholic Schools Week activities at Holy Family School in ...

This is a Holy Week unlike any in recent memory, says School of Theology and Minstry Professor Thomas Groome. “Holy Week remembers and celebrates the final week of Jesus' life on earth, beginning with ...

With palm branches waving, area children ushered in Holy Week on Sunday with the observance ... Some churches, including Catholic churches, strip the altar of any adornments at the conclusion ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB ... the day before the start of Holy Week. "As the Church enters Holy Week and Christ’s suffering on the cross and his resurrection ...

A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits ... A plenary indulgence can be obtained during Holy Week for oneself or for a deceased person if one of the ...

While it's known by a few other names (more on that below), Maundy Thursday is a celebration that consists of Christians commemorating this holy day during Jesus Christ's final week leading up to ...

Pope Francis, 88, died the day after Easter He spent his final days celebrating Holy Week Francis made public appearances on Holy Thursday, Easter Sunday Francis, the 266th head of the Catholic ...