Holy Week
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8 things to know and share about the Annunciation
The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce the incarnation of Christ. Here are eight things to know and share... Read more
What are the Good Friday Reproaches?
The Good Friday Reproaches are a series of antiphons, known also as “Popule Meus” (“My people”), coming from the opening... Read more
Pope Francis prays for victims of Moscow terrorist attack at Palm Sunday Mass
Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims of the “vile terrorist attack” in Moscow at the end of his Palm... Read more
How to obtain a plenary indulgence during Holy Week 2024
A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits of Jesus to remove temporal punishment... Read more
Here is Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week and Easter 2024 at the Vatican
The schedule includes five papal liturgies, Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum, and other traditions to mark the most... Read more
Full Text: Pope Francis’ homily for Easter Vigil 2023 at the Vatican
"The night is drawing to a close and the first light of dawn is appearing upon the horizon as the... Read more
Full text: Cardinal Cantalamessa’s homily at the Vatican’s Good Friday 2023 liturgy
"For two thousand years, the Church has announced and celebrated, on this day, the death of the Son of God... Read more
Good Friday at the Vatican: Papal preacher warns against relativism and ‘vortex of nihilism’
Cardinal Cantalamessa compared Friedrich Nietzsche’s words “God is dead” with the Catholic Church’s proclamation of the death of Christ on... Read more
Which countries in the Americas do not celebrate Holy Week?
Many countries declare holidays for the faithful to participate in Holy Week activities, but not all nations in the Americas... Read more
Here’s how to make a Seven Churches Visitation on Holy Thursday
The Thursday before Easter, Catholics around the world practice an ancient Lenten tradition: a Holy Thursday devotion known as the... Read more
Pope Francis’ advice for Holy Week: Look to the cross, our hope is there
Pope Francis has offered advice for how to have a fruitful Holy Week, urging people to focus on the essentials... Read more
Papal preacher on Good Friday 2022: From Pilate to the internet age, people have turned their backs on Jesus
Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa was preaching in St. Peter’s Basilica in the presence of Pope Francis. Read more
Full text: Cardinal Cantalamessa’s homily at the Vatican’s Good Friday 2022 liturgy
‘This year we celebrate Easter not to the joyful sound of bells, but with the noise in the ears of... Read more
Full text: Good Friday 2022 Way of the Cross led by Pope Francis
Here is the full text of the Via Crucis at Rome’s Colosseum led by Pope Francis. Read more
PHOTOS: Catholics around the world celebrate Palm Sunday 2022
The festive day is traditionally marked by a blessing of palm branches. Read more
The Good Friday tradition of the ‘Last Words of Christ’
Begun in Peru in the 1600s, the tradition of reflecting on the last words of Christ from the cross is... Read more
Three relics of Christ’s Passion housed in Spain
While the Shroud of Turin – believed to be the burial cloth that wrapped the body of Jesus after his... Read more
Scouts and parish kids write meditations for this year’s Vatican Way of the Cross
Pope Francis has chosen a scouting group from central Italy and kids from a Roman parish to prepare the meditations... Read more
Holy Week 2021: Vatican issues guidelines for Catholics amid ongoing COVID-19 restrictions
The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued guidelines on Wednesday for the celebration of... Read more
Full text: Pope Francis’ homily at the Easter Vigil
The full prepared text of the Easter Vigil homily of Pope Francis, delivered April 11 at St. Peter's Basilica. Read more
