Pope Francis offered prayers to the victims of a powerful earthquake in Southeast Asia on the sixth day of his convalescence ...

On Palm Sunday, a week before Easter, the Catholic Church ... pray the meditative prayer on their own across the year, it can be an especially poignant experience during Holy Week, when the ...

This is a Holy ... week of the liturgical year.” But as churches and religious organizations embrace recommendations on social distancing and eliminating gatherings of more than 10 people, liturgies ...

Know the dates for the end of Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday in 2025. Why does Easter start late this year?

ANALYSIS: Who will lead the Holy Week liturgies? Will Francis meet in person with King Charles? These are just some of the questions the Vatican must answer in the coming days.

Lent is one of the five seasons of the Catholic liturgical calendar ... is a time of repentance, fasting, prayer and penance. Lent ends with the Holy Week which leads to Easter Sunday which ...

Then Ash Wednesday signaled the start of Lent, which will end during Holy Week, which includes celebrations ... first of a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and contemplation known as Lent.