During the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night the priest or deacon carries the candle in procession into the dark church. A new fire, symbolizing our eternal life in Christ, is kindled which ...

Catholic devotees always make it a point to visit the holy image of the Nuestra Señora de la Purificación y la Candelaria ...

The rhyming text introduces each of the seven sacraments (“Over our heads holy water is poured ... show that God cleansed us of sin. / Candles are lit and Christ shines deep within.”).

At this 7 p.m. evening Mass at St. Mary’s, the Catholic Church celebrates the Institution of the Holy Eucharist (“take ... of the Paschal or Easter Candle (symbol of the risen Christ).

The Holy Sepulchre is situated in the Old City's Christian Quarter in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in a 1967 war and later annexed. The Armenian, Catholic and Greek churches share custody ...