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This providential convergence is a prophetic call to the church and our collective conscience to sit with Jesus at the Cross.

Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik traditionally uses part of Holy Thursday to wash the feet of inmates at the Allegheny County ...

One of the most well-known Holy Week superstitions is the belief that any wound or injury sustained on Good Friday will take longer to heal. Grandmothers would warn children against playing rough lest ...

The weather cooperated as the Holy Week wrapped up with three days of perfectly divine spring weather. On Good Friday, a ...

The Greenbrier Valley Council 8689 Knights of Columbus, Maxwelton, has announced Holy Week services for Greenbrier Valley and Meadow River Valley area Catholic churches on Saturday, April 19, and ...

In a striking reenactment of Christ's crucifixion, devotees in the Philippines, including Ruben Enaje, relive the event. Despite the Catholic Church's discouragement, hundreds gather yearly in San ...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - Today is Good Friday — a solemn and sacred day for Christians around the world. It's also a time to ...

The belief that Jesus died on the cross but rose three days later and ascended into heaven is the central tenet of ...

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A more subtle but deeply meaningful tradition during Holy Week is the emphasis on “firsts”—new beginnings. Easter Sunday ...