Listen ROME – A Vatican official and spokesman for St. Peter’s Basilica has said the ancient tradition of devotion to Veronica’s Veil and to the Holy Face of Jesus is a sign of hope and an ...

Drawing thousands of visitors — including actor Antonio Banderas this year — they come to witness the majestic processions, ...

Age-old Passion Week observances draw together Portuguese descendants, Peranakan Catholics, and non-Christian Chitty ...

Pope Francis visited Regina Caeli prison for his Easter appointment, meeting inmates despite ongoing recovery from a severe illness. Emphasizing prison ministry's importance, he continues to resume ...

For Catholic Filipinos in Australia, the Lenten season is not just a time for praying, reflection and deepening of their ...

Just a few years after the Visita Iglesia practice was established, some of the churches in Albay had already been built, ...

Thousands of pilgrims climb Mount Pulumbato in Zamboanga for the annual Via Crucis, some walking barefoot and bearing wooden ...

The eternal debate surrounding the most discussed piece of cloth in history and new research findings that deepen the mystery ...

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — With tears of emotion often flowing down their faces, tens of thousands of faithful have packed the ...

Discover the meaning and purpose of Holy Week, a week of reflection on Jesus' life leading up to his ultimate sacrifice and resurrection.

Whoever the Beloved Disciple at the Last Supper is, on that retreat I was being invited to take that place—to be the Beloved ...