Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP ...

The Vatican is opening the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines.

Pope Francis visited Rome's central prison Thursday and met with dozens of inmates as he kept an Easter season appointment to ...

The celebration of Easter is the culmination of Holy Week which began on April 13 with Palm Sunday. Depending on an ...

Pope Francis has visited Rome’s main prison and met with dozens of inmates as he recovers from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia. The motorcade carrying Francis entered the Regina Caeli prison in ...

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti presides over a mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican on Holy Thursday to commemorate ...

One of the first churches in the village to formally organize was the Methodist denomination in 1871. At the time, the ...

Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this largely Catholic country ...

Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, ...

We have all experienced loss and grief and death. Why is it so easy to take Jesus' crucifixion for granted? How should we ...