Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church, when devout people traveled to Jerusalem at Passover to reenact the events of the week leading up to the Resurrection.

So during Holy Week, the redeemed pause to reflect — as best they can — on the days leading to Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice. His death brought resurrection, a new life offered to all who believe.

Two days before Easter Sunday is another important Christian holiday. Known as Good Friday, the holy day commemorates the ...

The time period is known as Holy Week. "Good Friday has been, for centuries now, the heart of the Christian message because it is through the death of Jesus Christ that Christians believe that we ...

Spain’s confraternities often make headlines in the foreign press as their Holy Week processions have become a tourist ...

It's part of Holy Week, which leads up to Easter Sunday. But what is it? "Good Friday has been, for centuries now, the heart of the Christian message because it is through the death of Jesus ...

But I digress; the road that led me to be my semi-spiritual self isn’t the focus of this piece.

It's one of the holiest and most somber days in the Christian calendar as followers remember the execution of Jesus.

While it's known by a few other names (more on that below), Maundy Thursday is a celebration that consists of Christians commemorating this holy day during Jesus Christ's final week leading up to ...

Following the arrival of Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week, Christians around the world will prepare to celebrate Easter weekend. Before Good Friday, there is another significant date that is ...

As such "Pahalik" is conducted in nationwide churches after 3:00 p.m. After the "Pahalik," some churches conduct the procession of the Santo Entierro or Holy Burial where the same statue is ...