On Holy Thursday, the Church commemorates the moment in which Christ instituted some essential elements of her life: the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, the ministerial priesthood, and the New ...

Easter is nearly here. While that may mean candy and Easter bunnies for most, it means something entirely different in the Catholic church. For faithful observers, the spring season is marked by Lent, ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles as he greets visitors and pilgrims from the popemobile while riding around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience April 1, 2026. Credit: CNS ...

Pope Leo XIV washed the feet of 12 priests in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, restoring a tradition his predecessor had broken by including laypeople and non-Christians in ceremonies at prisons, ...

Christians throughout the world started Holy Week with Palm Sunday on March 29. The week is highlighted by the Easter Triduum – one of the holiest periods of the year – which starts with Maundy ...

On Holy Thursday, the Pope urged Catholics to imitate Christ’s service in a world marked by brutality. Pope Leo XIV washes the feet of priests during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Basilica of ...

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of prisoners and refugees. On Thursday, his successor performed the rite of humility and service for priests. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome In 2013 ...

Pope Leo XIV at the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, Italy, on April 2, 2026.(Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Leo presided over the traditional rite of the washing of the feet on ...