Unlike earlier Holy Week processions in Antigua, typically led by men carrying heavy floats, this tradition saw women bear the sacred 18th-century statue through the town’s historic streets.

Easter is just around the corner! Many people began preparing for this religious event on Ash Wednesday and throughout the Lenten season. But before Easter weekend officially begins with Good ...

As José María Pemán, a native of Cádiz, aptly wrote, during Holy Week, Seville “prays with art.” The procession of the display by the St. Benedict confraternity arrives at Seville Cathedral.

This is a Holy Week unlike any in recent memory, says School of Theology and Minstry Professor Thomas Groome. “Holy Week remembers and celebrates the final week of Jesus' life on earth, beginning with ...

While the Easter holiday often involves eggs, bunnies and pastels, this holiday bears a deeper meaning with Holy Week days like Maundy ... to Christianity. Both Catholic and Protestant faiths ...

Holy Week, the most significant week in Catholicism, begins with Palm Sunday and culminates with Easter Sunday. Key dates in Holy Week include Holy Thursday (commemorating the Last Supper), Good ...

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 ...