Holy Week begins today with Palm Sunday, or the Sunday of the Passion — Christ’s sufferings, which culminated in his death by crucifixion. We remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, just ...

Visiting pilgrimage sites – places of reflection, prayer and healing – during Semana Santa or Holy Week can provide a much-needed break from daily life and help believers deepen their understanding of ...

Servers carry an urn of sacred oil during Pope Francis’s Chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 6, 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – In his first major liturgy for Holy Week, Pope ...

For the Benedictine community of Annunciation Monastery, "Holy Week is a beautiful, holy time of silence and reflection on the Paschal mystery," said the community's vocation director, Sister Gerard ...

An ecclesiastical holy year is meant to have an influence, to give added meaning, to everything the Catholic Church does over the course of that year. The Jubilee of Hope is, therefore, like a fresh ...

Today marks the beginning of Holy Week when Christians consider the events leading to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a time to remember and reflect on Jesus as king, suffering ...

Every year something stands out in the drama of Holy Week, which begins with Jesus’ dramatic entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. On Maundy/Holy Thursday, Jesus celebrates the first Communion amid a ...

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In his apostolic letter for the beginning of the Year of St. Joseph, Pope Francis cites Polish author Jan Dobraczyński. The Holy Father explains that his novel, The Shadow of the Father, “uses the ...

GMA Network will be among the networks that will commemorate the Holy Week by featuring reflective films and programs for Filipino viewers. On Maundy Thursday, April 17, GMA opens its airing with the ...