An ecclesiastical holy year is meant to have an influence, to give added meaning, to everything the Catholic Church does over the course of that year. The Jubilee of Hope is, therefore, like a fresh ...

Catholic priests in Israel and Gaza have expressed hope for the restoration of peace in the region amid reports of increased restrictions on Palestinian Christians commemorating Holy Week or visiting ...

Join America Media for a subscriber-only virtual event with James Martin, S.J., as we enter into Holy Week. Father Martin will speak with Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis, co-hosts of the “Jesuitical” ...

Holy Week marks the final week of Lent for Christians and leads up to Easter Sunday. In 2026, Holy Week runs from Palm Sunday on March 29 through Easter Sunday on April 5, commemorating the events ...

If you see palm branches in any hands today, they likely represent a celebration of Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. Churches in Houston and across the world celebrated Palm ...

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 ...

April is here and spring has arrived with all the Easter holidays to look forward to, such as the end of the Lent, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter, Passover and Holy Week. Unlike many other holidays, ...

Every year, as the Christian world enters the solemn days of Holy Week — Semana Santa, as the Portuguese call it — something profoundly quaint and extraordinary unfolds in the historic Malaysian city ...