The praying of the rosary for peace at Marian shrines throughout the world unfolded as Russia's brutal full-scale invasion of ...

CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of May 24, 2026 links to stories on ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer to close the Catholic Church's month of d ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer.

Holy Thursday, according to Christianity.com, is when Jesus celebrated his final Passover and with his disciples. Also known as the Last Supper, it’s where Jesus established the practice of Eucharist ...

Holy Thursday, according to Christianity.com, is when Jesus celebrated his final Passover and with his disciples. Also known as the Last Supper, it’s where Jesus established the practice of Eucharist ...

In 2026, most Christians will celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 5, while Orthodox Christians will celebrate on Sunday, April 12. Easter's date is determined by the first full moon following the spring ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered that the top Catholic clergy in Israel be allowed into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ahead of Easter, in an attempt to calm tensions that ...

JERUSALEM: Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday (Mar 29) at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre "for the first time in centuries," the Patriarchate said, ...

Trinity Church in Boston, along with places of worship around the state, kicked off Holy Week on Sunday with a traditional Palm Sunday procession. Sunday’s procession took place outside the church in ...

Holy Week marks the final week of Lent for Christians and leads up to Easter Sunday. In 2026, Holy Week runs from Palm Sunday on March 29 through Easter Sunday on April 5, commemorating the events ...

World leaders have voiced concern after Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday. Subscribe ...