Pope Leo XIV is presiding over Holy Week celebrations for the first time since being elected pontiff in May 2025.

While a return to tradition, it’s also a break from his predecessor, Pope Francis.

(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV will wash the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday during the “In Coena Domini” — the Holy Thursday ...

Pope Leo XIV has restored the traditional Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual by washing the feet of 12 priests. This move ...

During childhood summers with my cousins in Pampanga, I was taught that Holy Wednesday marked the day Judas Iscariot offered to turn Jesus over to the temple authorities for 30 pieces of silver. I ...

Q: In the Apostles Creed, we say that Jesus “descended into hell” after he died on the cross. But why would Jesus go to hell ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa of Jerusalem washed and dried the feet of clergy, as Israel’s police said it had approved a “limited prayer framework” for the church. The ritual recalls the ...

The Catena Aurea and other patristic sources reveal that the price of Christ’s betrayal was anything but arbitrary.

Pope Leo XIV washed and kissed the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday in his first Easter Triduum liturgy as pope, saying ...

Quotes from ‘special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world’ testify of Jesus Christ’s divine ministry, Atonement ...

MANILA, Philippines — As the sun sets on Good Friday, thousands — sometimes millions — of Filipinos join a solemn candlelight ...

From painting a bedroom to the apostles’ Upper Room, Robert Hurtgen shows how preparation – pause and thoughtfulness – shapes how we enter into Easter and its meaning.