The iron sword contained symbols that formed the shape of a cross and was found abandoned on purpose during maintenance work.

Christians across the world are marking Holy Week with processions and reenactments of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. In Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland, thousands attended an annual reenactment of the ...

A total of 4,905 individuals have so far received medical assistance from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) during its nationwide operations for the Holy Week. Majority or 4,529 of the figure underwent ...

Parishioners washed each other’s feet during the Maundy Thursday mass at Holy Cross church in Santa Cruz this week, as part of the observance of Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday.

In the Philippines, the Catholic faithful commemorate this sacred week by praying, reflecting, by penitence, or by doing a panata. Among those practices is praying the Way of the Cross or Stations of ...

This reaches its peak during the Holy Week with its many practices both liturgical and popular — inside churches, on the streets or on mountain tops. We see people following the stations of the cross, ...

In Kalbaryo of Barangay Cutod Pampanga, one hears loud cries and weeping on the cross, while the background music plays “ Regina Coeli laetare. Alleluia.” ...

Also on the route are the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, the Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls, and the Basilica of St. Sebastian Outside the Walls. Jacob Derry, a Pontifical ...

Read More 2 of 59 | Devotees carry a religious float with a statue of the Virgin of Solitude, in background, right center, commemorating the death of Jesus Christ at Calvary, during a Holy Week ...

As Americans across the nation prepare to celebrate Easter Sunday, President Trump and the First Lady released a special statement honoring Holy Week, elevating the ideals of Christian-Judeo beliefs ...

For the rest of the week, Paco Park, including the St. Pancratius Chapel will open its gates for the Stations of the Cross from 6:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., except on April 17 (Maundy Thursday) – the ...