The altar cloth represents purity, respect ... White is the color of purity and joy, used during the Easter and Christmas seasons. Red is the color of blood and martyrdom, used during Holy Week and in ...

The pope, a Jesuit who was elected to the papacy in 2013, died a day after appearing in a wheelchair on Easter Sunday ... of the pope was at the altar — a black cloth draped over the top of ...

Good Friday is part of the Easter Triduum – three holy days ... altar – a symbolic act of removing all ornaments and linens from the altar to prepare the church for Good Friday.

In the Catholic calendar, this day marks the beginning of the Paschal Triduum: Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday ... divests the altar from the altar cloth, crucifix and candles ...

Specifically, for the past four months, he’s spent long hours 65 feet above the altar in St. John the Baptist ... s sacred painting by Pascha, or Easter. “I would love for everybody to come ...

Easter is right around the corner, an important holiday in the Christian faith that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter follows a 40-day period known as Lent, and the date it is ...

Easter is usually a pastel-tinted afterthought, resigned in the modern era to a small influx of plastic confetti grass and cheap chocolate eggs. But not this year, folks; in 2025, Easter decor is ...

On X, videos of the incident show the individual throwing what appears to be candlesticks to the ground and ripping off the altar cloth before throwing it to the ground. According to Italian news ...

He’s seen pulling off the altar cloth before being stopped by security in front of stunned tourists. The altar is located just under the basilica’s famous stone canopy, designed by Italian ...