As Christians around the South Bay and Long Beach make last-minute plans about which Easter service to attend on Sunday, their most devout counterparts participated in a time-honored ceremony of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On the evening of March 28, the Rev. Rhey Garcia, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, commemorated the solemn Thursday before Easter Sunday — known as Holy Thursday — with a “Washing ...

Monsignor David Tressler, left, and Deacon Gerry Pernot wash the feet of Jovie Kopka during Holy Thursday Mass at Saint Ignatius Loyola Parish in Kingston. KINGSTON — Amber Smith found herself ...

Pope Francis greets an inmate as he washes the feet of prisoners during the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at a prison in Civitavecchia, Italy, April 14, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Francis has washed and dried the feet of 12 residents of a Rome juvenile prison in a Holy Thursday rite symbolizing humility.

ROME — Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday ritual meant to emphasize his vocation of service and humility. The 87-year-old Francis ...

Pope Francis washes the feet of 12 inmates at Rome’s Casa Circondariale Femminile di Rebibbia women’s prison during his Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper on March 28, 2024. (Credit: Vatican ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond washed the feet of prisoners inside the Orleans Justice Center during the annual Holy Thursday Washing of the Feet Prayer Service. For the first time since the ...

Wilmington Town Square Park became the setting for a Holy Week ritual on Thursday, April 6, with priests from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church washing the feet of attendees. Holy Thursday’s ...

Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik traditionally uses part of Holy Thursday to wash the feet of inmates at the Allegheny County Jail, as part of Holy Week observances. On Thursday night, Catholics ...

Easter is commonly thought to take place over a weekend, but Maundy Thursday is a key part of the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. The day before Good Friday, the fifth day in Holy Week, unique ...