Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff for the Roman Catholic Church, will celebrate his inaugural mass on Sunday, ...

It commemorates the Last Supper, when Jesus instituted the Eucharist before his crucifixion. Good Friday, on April 18, 2025, is the solemn day Western Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus ...

Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, is observed on April 17th, 2025. This day remembers the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples.

The Mass of the Lord’s Supper finished, the church – now without the Eucharist – is truly empty ... Jesus and mourning the two days after the crucifixion, the church stands unadorned ...

It commemorates the Last Supper, when Jesus instituted the Eucharist before his crucifixion. Easter's date changes annually because it is based on the lunar calendar. It occurs on the first Sunday ...

Apologizing for what I got wrong reporting on an idiosyncratic view on how Jesus died. Like so many Christians, I spent a lot of time before Easter thinking about the Crucifixion: how it must have ...

From the palace and Pilate’s praetorium, Jesus is said to have journeyed to Golgotha—the “place of the skull”—for crucifixion. If he was able to walk then it is likely that Jesus ...

It commemorates the Last Supper, when Jesus instituted the Eucharist before his crucifixion. Easter's date changes annually because it is based on the lunar calendar. It occurs on the first Sunday ...