The heartland Brazilian city of Pirenópolis is hosting its annual Cavalhadas festival, a Holy Spirit celebration where ...

The holiday’s arrival cast a spotlight on deepening humanitarian crises, leadership transitions and shifting regional ...

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...

The US-born missionary and senior Vatican official has become the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church in its 2000-year history. Follow our live updates.

It is observed on the Friday of Holy Week, ending with Easter on Sunday. According to the Bible, Jesus Christ gave his life on the cross as a sacrifice for the sins of humanity. Good Friday is ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Christian pilgrims carry crosses during a Holy ...

A service in which 14 images depict the Crucifixion of Christ. Father John Lynes, Pastor at Little Flower Catholic Church in Mobile, said Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter are the biggest ...

SOUTH BEND, IN (WSBT) — A local Good Friday tradition carried out again this morning in South Bend. The Broadway Christian Parish gathered at Broadway and Carroll Streets for the annual ...

Catholic faithful from various parts of the Philippines begin Good Friday, April 18, by participating in the Via Crucis or the Way of the Cross. The Seven Last Words is a Holy Week practice that ...

Known as Good Friday, the holy day commemorates the crucifixion ... Good Friday Processions: Some countries and cultures march with images and statues of Jesus or reenact his crucifixion.