SEVILLE, Spain — Each spring, for one week, Seville transforms. The scent of orange blossoms mixes with heady incense. Booming drums and soaring brass bands echo down narrow streets. Gilded floats ...

Holy Thursday, according to Christianity.com, is when Jesus celebrated his final Passover and with his disciples. Also known as the Last Supper, it’s where Jesus established the practice of Eucharist ...

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of prisoners and refugees. On Thursday, his successor performed the rite of humility and service for priests. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome In 2013 ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered that the top Catholic clergy in Israel be allowed into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ahead of Easter, in an attempt to calm tensions that ...

The defense secretary is talking about Iran in bloodcurdling tones of religious extremism—and underscoring how much of a dangerous fanatic he is. Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the ...

JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) - Israel blocked Jerusalem's Catholic cardinal from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, sparking an international outcry that led Prime Minister ...

Holy Week marks the final week of Lent for Christians and leads up to Easter Sunday. In 2026, Holy Week runs from Palm Sunday on March 29 through Easter Sunday on April 5, commemorating the events ...

Israeli police stopped clergymen from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher “for the first time in centuries,” church officials said. By Johnatan Reiss Israeli police ...

Holy Week 2026 begins with Palm Sunday on March 29 and concludes with Easter Sunday on April 5. The Jewish holiday of Passover will begin on April 1, 2026, overlapping with Holy Week. Easter's date is ...

Holy Week 2026 begins on Palm Sunday, March 29, and leads up to Easter Sunday on April 5. Each day of Holy Week commemorates a different event from the final week of Jesus's life. The 40-day period of ...

Easter is nearly here. While that may mean candy and Easter bunnies for most, it means something entirely different in the Catholic church. For faithful observers, the spring season is marked by Lent, ...

Easter Sunday is nearly upon us, along with Holy Week and the end of Lent. One of the most anticipated holidays of the year, Easter is marked by a season of religious observances, traditions and ...