Especially in small towns across Spain, Holy Week or Semana Santa in Spanish, is much more than a religious tradition. It is a deeply rooted cultural experience that unites entire communities.

It's part of Holy Week, which leads up to Easter Sunday. But what is it? ... Worshippers may follow a path to see the images in order to pray and reflect on what happened at each point.

Convalescing pope opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peter’s Square A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 ...

Since Holy Week can have its own set of difficulties as a young family, planning ahead is critical. ... Order Bulk Subscriptions Get a discount on 6 or more copies sent to your parish, ...

Maundy Thursday falls on the fifth day of Holy Week, which commences this year on Palm Sunday. This year, Maundy Thursday takes place on Thursday 17 April. 2016 Easter celebrations around the world ...

The 49th annual Holy Week services kick off Monday, celebrating the week leading up to the Easter holiday. Each morning service will feature different lay speakers and special music at the ...

Holy Week is the most significant week in Catholicism. It starts with Palm Sunday and ends on Easter. However, there are a week's worth of holy days within the week: ...

While Holy Week, which begins to-day, is more or less a dull period in social life in New-York, and is devoted by the faithful, especially in the Roman Catholic and Episcopal communions, ...

MONTEREY, Mexico, March 26.--In its main characteristics Holy Week in Monterey does not differ from Holy Week in any other city where the dominant religion is Roman Catholic; therefore, the ...

The week’s concluding day, Easter Sunday, lands on the first Sunday following the Paschal full moon. This full moon occurs on or after the spring equinox, whose 2025 astronomical date was March 20.

It's part of Holy Week, which leads up to Easter Sunday. But what is it? ... Worshippers may follow a path to see the images in order to pray and reflect on what happened at each point.