On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis presided over a chrism Mass at which more than 1,880 priests, bishops, and cardinals renewed the promises made at their ordinations. Pope Francis encouraged the priests ...

Pope Francis will continue his custom of celebrating Holy Thursday Mass in a prison during Holy Week 2024, the Vatican said. In a statement released March 6, the Vatican announced that the pope will ...

A strong-looking Francis presided over a Holy Thursday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica during which the oils for church services are blessed. Later in the afternoon, he travels to Rome’s main women’s ...

Justin Vellucci Thursday, March 28, 2024 5:23 p.m. | Thursday, March 28, 2024 5:23 p.m. Bishop David Zubik stood Thursday afternoon in a narrow Allegheny County Jail hallway lined with white cinder ...

On Holy Thursday, the doors of the Cenacle in Jerusalem were opened to welcome the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land. In this “Upper Room,” called the Cenacle in the Holy Land, Jesus had his ...

Monsignor David Tressler, left, and Deacon Gerry Pernot wash the feet of Jovie Kopka during Holy Thursday Mass at Saint Ignatius Loyola Parish in Kingston. KINGSTON — Amber Smith found herself ...

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 ...

Watch the Holy Thursday Mass live from the Vatican, during which the oils used in liturgical rituals throughout the year are blessed. As a recovering Pope Francis largely remains on the sidelines, ...

Urns containing sacred chrism are seen April 12, 2022, during the annual chrism Mass of the Diocese of Nashville, Tenn., at Sagrado Corazon Church at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville. (Credit ...

April 17 (Reuters) - Easter is one of the most important occasions in the Polish church calendar, but Jagiellonia Bialystok's Conference League exploits have caused an Archbishop to organise an ...