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 ...

which is Latin for “three days.” Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church, when devout people traveled to Jerusalem at Passover to reenact the events of the ...

School districts across the New Orleans metro area canceled school again Thursday, the third day of cancellations due to the ...

As Israel and Hamas close-in on a ceasefire agreement, the Catholic ordinaries in the Holy Land said the deal is a necessary ...

Wachusett Mountain is a hotbed of ski racing. While the Princeton ski area is small — at least compared to the big mountains ...

In 2025, this falls on April 17th. Traditionally, however, Lent has ended during “Holy Week,” on “Holy Saturday," which is Saturday, April 19th, 2025. Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday, is the ...

At that point, the tour was in a bind to fill the field of 156 and wasn’t able to, because most of the alternates had left ...

For Catholics, New Year's Day isn't just the first day of the new year: It's a day of holy obligation. January 1 marks the Solemnity of Mary, a day the honors the role of Mary as the Mother of God ...

As Elon Musk's DOGE goes hunting for spending savings and tech modernization in the US public sector, a UK equivalent gets a ...

Hundreds of Guatemalan faithful found the sounds and colors of their tropical homeland during the biggest-yet celebration of ...

This year, the Mahakumbh is considered auspicious due to a rare celestial arrangement, that happens only once in 144 years ...

Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a "gesture of great hope" that he prays will be undertaken ...