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 ...

The Monday and Tuesday of Holy Week are known as Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday, but in Western Christianity, these days do not have widespread particular traditions or liturgy associated with them. The ...

Catholics gathered in Rome on Holy Tuesday for a prayer vigil honoring Christians who have been killed for their faith in recent years. A monk in Nigeria who was kidnapped and brutally murdered last ...

Today is Bright Tuesday, a day dedicated to honoring the Holy Virgin Mary, also known as the Theotokos. This day falls within Bright Week – the week following Easter – which is named for the spiritual ...

Also, the name of the attacks, “Operation Holy Tuesday,” has not been previously known. Gunaratna, based in Singapore, is a counter-terrorism consultant for the U.S. and British governments who says ...

Palm Sunday, Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Spy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday constitute what is known as the Holy Week, the last week of Jesus Christ's life on ...

Jesus and the Five Wise Virgins stand on the roof of the house that they have entered for the wedding party. These five women had extra oil to keep their lamps burning until the Bridegroom, Christ, ...

In the calendar of our Orthodox Church, today is Great Tuesday - a day for humility and sermon. In church services, the last moral instructions of Jesus Christ are remembered. In the folklore calendar ...

Get ready for the MAGA Christian nationalist crowd to make the connection between Donald Trump’s surrender to New York authorities on Tuesday and Holy Week. It’ll be Holy Tuesday, and the parallels ...

Editor’s Note: For Holy Week 2018, Rappler is publishing the Mass readings for each day of the week. Below is the set of Mass readings in Catholic churches around the world on Holy Tuesday, March 27.