Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

The time from sundown on Holy Thursday to sundown on Easter Day is also known as the Triduum, which is Latin for “three days.” Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of ...

Maundy Thursday is a holy day for all Christians. Those churches that closely observe the liturgical calendar (ie. Methodist, Anglican, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Catholic, Orthodox) will gather on ...

Pope Francis was joined in St. Peter's Basilica for his Holy Thursday Mass by 42 cardinals ... the first pastor of the Catholic Church, denied Christ three times, leaving the apostle in tears.

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

Easter is a few months away, but several other religious holidays, like Ash Wednesday, are coming up. Here's when Fat Tuesday ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican released a partial schedule of Pope Francis’ liturgical celebrations in March and early ...