As Christians around the South Bay and Long Beach make last-minute plans about which Easter service to attend on Sunday, their most devout counterparts participated in a time-honored ceremony of ...

With the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, the Church begins her three most sacred days. From Thursday evening through Sunday evening, the Church observes the Paschal Triduum, marking the Passion, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On the evening of March 28, the Rev. Rhey Garcia, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, commemorated the solemn Thursday before Easter Sunday — known as Holy Thursday — with a “Washing ...

I distinctly remember seeing an image on social media a few years ago portraying Jesus washing the feet of several different and polarizing characters, including former presidents. Many shared the ...

Wilmington Town Square Park became the setting for a Holy Week ritual on Thursday, April 6, with priests from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church washing the feet of attendees. Holy Thursday’s ...

Bill Adams, formerly homeless, waited patiently for the Holy Thursday sermon to end at the Open Door Mission, where he is now a staff member. As soon as the Rev. Reagan Cocke finished, Adams moved to ...

Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik traditionally uses part of Holy Thursday to wash the feet of inmates at the Allegheny County Jail, as part of Holy Week observances. On Thursday night, Catholics ...

The ritual of the washing of feet, as it is practiced in many parishes, is both a moving experience and one of the liturgy’s most teachable moments. Parishioners are invited to go to one of several ...