As Christians around the South Bay and Long Beach make last-minute plans about which Easter service to attend on Sunday, their most devout counterparts participated in a time-honored ceremony of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On the evening of March 28, the Rev. Rhey Garcia, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, commemorated the solemn Thursday before Easter Sunday — known as Holy Thursday — with a “Washing ...

ROME — Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday ritual meant to emphasize his vocation of service and humility. The 87-year-old Francis ...

Pope Francis washes the feet of 12 inmates at Rome’s Casa Circondariale Femminile di Rebibbia women’s prison during his Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper on March 28, 2024. (Credit: Vatican ...

Easter is just around the corner! Many people began preparing for this religious event on Ash Wednesday and throughout the Lenten season. But before Easter weekend officially begins with Good Friday ...

(RNS) — For the first time, all 12 people who had their feet washed by the pope were women. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis visited the female penitentiary of Rebibbia in Rome on Thursday (March 28) ...

Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik traditionally uses part of Holy Thursday to wash the feet of inmates at the Allegheny County Jail, as part of Holy Week observances. On Thursday night, Catholics ...

During the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti reflected on Jesus’ humble act of washing his disciples’ feet, calling the Church to become a Eucharistic people who ...

Easter is commonly thought to take place over a weekend, but Maundy Thursday is a key part of the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. The day before Good Friday, the fifth day in Holy Week, unique ...

Thursday was the annual washing of the feet for Archbishop Gregory Aymond. For at least 10 years, he's been going to Orleans Justice Center and washing the feet of inmates on Holy Thursday. In the ...

On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass at a prison outside of Rome, where he will wash the feet of 12 prisoners. The Mass of the Lord’s Supper will take place at the prison of ...