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Holy Week

At Colosseum, Pope Leo carries the cross, leading thousands in Good Friday prayer for suffering world

At Colosseum, Pope Leo carries the cross, leading thousands in Good Friday prayer for suffering world

Courtney Mares · April 3, 2026

Inside the ancient arena of the Roman Empire that crucified Christ, Pope Leo XIV carried the cross through the darkness of night on Good Friday at Rome's Colosseum.
Good Friday liturgy underscores need to break 'this chain' of violence

Good Friday liturgy underscores need to break 'this chain' of violence

Josephine Peterson · April 3, 2026

A message of nonviolence and quiet endurance marked the Good Friday liturgy at the Vatican, during which the Passion of Christ offers an example of breaking the cycle of violence that continues today.
Jerusalem's Holy Week embraced with silent prayer, intimate liturgies as war continues to escalate

Jerusalem's Holy Week embraced with silent prayer, intimate liturgies as war continues to escalate

Paulina Guzik · April 3, 2026

Holy Week in the Holy Land is unfolding in unprecedented silence, as war-related restrictions have left sacred sites largely without the faithful.
Pope Leo XIV on Holy Thursday: Jesus teaches us how to love at the Last Supper

Pope Leo XIV on Holy Thursday: Jesus teaches us how to love at the Last Supper

Courtney Mares · April 2, 2026

Pope Leo XIV washed and kissed the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday in his first Easter Triduum liturgy as pope, saying that Jesus taught us how to love like he loves during the Last Supper.
DeMille’s 'The Ten Commandments' still classic

DeMille’s 'The Ten Commandments' still classic

Quinton Amundson · April 1, 2026

Noah got drunk. David had an affair. Thomas was a doubter. Paul was a murderer. Moses had a stutter.
St. Paul's shares lost art of Tenebrae

St. Paul's shares lost art of Tenebrae

Ancient service brings Christ's Passion to life

Luke Mandato · March 30, 2026

Catholics across the Archdiocese of Toronto are being given a unique chance to step into the shadows of Holy Week, courtesy of a time-honoured medieval tradition.
The final Holy Week journey of Pope Francis

The final Holy Week journey of Pope Francis

In peaceful passing, Francis died as he lived

Junno Arocho Esteves · March 30, 2026

The Church’s celebration of Holy Week is a solemn time for Catholics around the world to contemplate the final days of Jesus Christ and commemorate His passion, death and resurrection.
On first Palm Sunday, Pope Leo says Jesus cries out from the cross against war

On first Palm Sunday, Pope Leo says Jesus cries out from the cross against war

Courtney Mares · March 30, 2026

In his first Palm Sunday homily, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed that Jesus, the King of Peace, embraces all suffering in human history and cries out from the cross against war.
Israel to allow Church leaders to celebrate Holy Week, Easter at holy sites, Latin patriarchate says

Israel to allow Church leaders to celebrate Holy Week, Easter at holy sites, Latin patriarchate says

Junno Arocho Esteves · March 30, 2026

An agreement has been reached with Israeli authorities to allow Holy Week and Easter celebrations to take place at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Israeli police prevent Latin patriarch, custos, from entering Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

Israeli police prevent Latin patriarch, custos, from entering Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

Junno Arocho Esteves · March 30, 2026

Cardinal Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo, the custos of the Holy Land, were prevented from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre by Israeli police on Palm Sunday.