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 ...

If you've been "fasting" from unhealthy habits for Lent, you're in luck: Thursday is the last day of Lent. The weeks-long spring tradition of Lent is celebrated by millions of Christians around the ...

The days leading to Easter Sunday are often colored by secular traditions like egg decorating and photo ops with a person costumed as a bunny. Easter week, however, holds a deeply significant meaning ...

Holy Week started with Palm Sunday April 13. It ends with Easter on April 20. Maundy Thursday marks the day when Jesus celebrate the Passover with his disciples, followed by his arrest in the Garden ...

NEW YORK ‒ The Rev. Juan Carlos Ruiz led a grave procession around a Brooklyn block on Good Friday. About 60 people ‒ with a mariachi group ‒ walked near the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. That's ...