A spokesman for St. Peter’s Basilica has said the ancient tradition of devotion to Veronica’s Veil and to the Holy Face of ...

As Easter approaches, Catholic churches are preparing for an influx of attendees on Easter Sunday. However, the rest of the ...

An ecclesiastical holy year is meant to have an influence, to give added meaning, to everything the Catholic Church does over ...

In a moving homily read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become “a place of encounter” ...

The recently restored Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome features ten angels holding symbols of Christ's Passion, creating a profound ...

Age-old Passion Week observances draw together Portuguese descendants, Peranakan Catholics, and non-Christian Chitty ...

This cloth, according to tradition, was used to wipe the face of Jesus on his way to Calvary and bears the true image of ...

From the echoes of the Pación to the Easter morning bells, Zamboanga City’s Holy Week traditions—shaped by Spanish roots and ...

An ecclesiastical holy year is meant to have an influence, to give added meaning, to everything the Church does over the course of that year. The Jubilee of Hope is, therefore, like a fresh set of win ...

Visual cues also tell us that Holy Week is approaching. By the fifth week of Lent, churches cover all images and statues in ...

Jim Robson has always loved collecting. As a child, he collected coins, antique bottles, and photographs. For the past 25 years, he has collected relics of over 100 saints, and artif ...

Caretakers and artisans of religious images are once again busy with the upcoming processions marking the observance of the ...