Santa Semana – or Holy Week – in Spain is a big, BIG deal. Started in the 1600’s as a way for the “common folk” to understand ...

Pope Francis spent his seventh day in hospital on Thursday, where he is being treated for pneumonia, as cardinals expressed ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has renewed his proposal for the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church to have a common date to celebrate Holy Week and Easter. The proposal, made public ...

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 ...

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Subramoney Iyer, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or ...

Children played at a park during summer vacation in Santiago, Chile. Bolivians held a ceremony to elect representatives for Chuta, Pepino and Chola — characters for Carnival.

SINGAPORE: A priest who was attacked at the Church ... Holy Spirit, where Fr Cary Chan was hit in an alleged assault on Feb 9, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari) The incident occurred after the 9 ...

including a pilgrimage to the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica. Military personnel in dress uniforms attend the Armed Forces Jubilee Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 9, 2025. (photo ...

Though not yet near pre-pandemic levels, Mass attendance ... Christ and his Church. Cardinal Vincent Nichols announced that the bishops of England and Wales will hold a Holy Hour and encouraged ...

Los Lunas-based Nicolas Otero, a longtime santero, has begun the schematics for the project, his first altar in New Mexico.

Brides and grooms attend a mass wedding ceremony on the eve of Valentine's Day in Quezon City, the Philippines, on Feb. 13, 2025. A total of 280 couples tied the knot in the annual event organized ...

Bishop Robert Brennan, the Bishop of Brooklyn, which includes Queens, led a special Mass in recognition of the Lunar New Year ...