The purpose of Holy Week is to reenact, relive, and participate in the passion of Jesus Christ. Holy Week is the same in the eastern and western Church, but because eastern Christians use the ...

How is Easter linked to eggs and bunnies? Here's what to know about the historical significance of the Christian holiday.

The official trailer for Season 5 show Jesus, played by Jonathan Roumie, in the days leading to his death. First welcomed as ...

President Donald Trump took to social media to deliver special messages for the start of Holy Week. “This Holy Week, ...

Palm Sunday on Sunday, April 13 marked the beginning of Holy Week. The week is the most sacred week in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

That’s the cry we echo in the Taizé chant we sometimes sing on Holy Thursday night: “Stay with me, remain here with me, watch and pray…” Jesus doesn ... about that week of silence ...

Two days before Easter Sunday is another important Christian holiday. Known as Good Friday, the holy day commemorates the ...

So during Holy Week, the redeemed pause to reflect — as best they can — on the days leading to Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice. His death brought resurrection, a new life offered to all who believe.

While it's known by a few other names (more on that below), Maundy Thursday is a celebration that consists of Christians commemorating this holy day during Jesus Christ's final week leading up to ...

He said thousands of Christians on pilgrimages come to Jerusalem during Holy Week, retracing the events of Jesus’ last week on earth. They wave palm branches, sing and dance on Palm Sunday.

Photos: Christians at church services around the Lehigh Valley, including St. Anne Roman Catholic Church in Bethlehem, marked Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week.

a Christian prayer app to trace the steps of Jesus Christ during Holy Week. Roumie’s first trip to the Holy Land is featured in Holy Week in the Holy Land, a new video series designed to help ...