The Lenten season ends this week and South Jersey churches are preparing to open for blessings of foods and nighttime vigils on Holy Saturday and on Easter Sunday itself both in-church worship and ...

Many devout Christians spend the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday attending a variety of services. We also know from Scripture a number of things Jesus did during his last week on Earth—who ...

In the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, the church of the Lord’s Resurrection, due to reasons related to the Status Quo, the Easter Vigil is held on Saturday morning instead of at night. For this ...

Today’s readings are for the Easter Vigil; there is no selection of readings—and indeed, no Mass or Communion—for Holy Saturday proper. I could reflect on the Easter Vigil readings, but I think it is ...

Easter comes early this year. Local churches are ready to put on a variety of services and events to celebrate, such as a donkey procession, a pilgrimage, sunrise worships and more. For many ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Many Christians have been attending Easter services at churches throughout the area this weekend. St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton held an Easter Vigil Mass at the church along ...

Newsom just signed SB 79, allowing far more housing along transit. Here’s what it means for San Diego County. Newsom just signed SB 79, allowing far more housing along transit. Here’s what it means ...

The Vatican has released Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week 2024, which will include five papal liturgies, Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum, and other traditions to mark the most sacred week ...

Many El Pasoans continue Easter traditions rooted in the Catholic faith, passed down by generations before them. Hundreds of families will flock to the heart of El Paso for prayer under the ...

As we prepare to celebrate the joy of Easter on March 31, we pause to reflect on Holy Saturday, when there is no liturgy and with the altar stripped bare, we wait in silence. We asked our panelists: ...

The basilica was notably empty, with a clear absence of pilgrims and Christians who usually come from the Palestinian Territories for the Easter festivities. With the incense burned from the newly ...