Santa Semana—or Holy Week—in Spain is a big, BIG deal. Started in the 1600’s as a way for the “common folk” to understand and ...

Christmas draws the most Catholics to Mass (68%), followed by Easter and Ash Wednesday (51%). Lent observance varies, with ...

From handbell choirs to Easter cantatas; solemn services to community egg hunts, churches across Hancock County are preparing to welcome in Holy Week with both reverence and celebration.

As we move toward Holy Week, these readings invite us to approach the mysteries with eyes ready to perceive God's love ...

The Catholic faithful can add a visit to a mall exhibit of images depicting the Agony, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ ...

Only 10 days are left until the end of Lent, an annual 40-day Christian period leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

In Part 2 of "The Saints," legendary director Martin Scorsese looks at the lives of Saint Francis and others who sought ...

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Christians around the world enter into the solemn observance of Holy Week, the most sacred period in the liturgical calendar.

It is chanted in all Orthodox Churches throughout the world during the five Fridays in Great Lent and constitutes a very ...

With the theme “Pilgrims of Hope, Walking with Jesus and Mary,” Delco parishioners won’t have far to travel to enrich their ...

Christians are deep in the season of Lent now. By God’s grace, I hope that we are using these 40 days as a time ...