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The hefty velvet cloaks, finely embroidered with gold thread will cover the wooden Virgin Mary and Christ figures carried by ...
The tradition of visiting seven churches on Holy Thursday, known as the Seven Churches Visitation, is deeply rooted in Catholic history and devotion.This practice is believed to have originated in ...
(OSV News) – From the silent era through the mid-1960s, Bible-based films constituted a reliable staple of Hollywood’s output ...
It’s hard to tell a story about Jesus Christ that actually follows The Bible and fits into a single movie without making it feel like a greatest hits compilation. Oh look, here’s the part ...
Archaeologists excavating the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the ancient church ... it documents an agricultural use of the quarry… [the Bible quote] is certainly suggestive [of this]." ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week," in yet ...
As Christians across the country celebrate Holy Week, a group of LGBTQ+ faith leaders gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to reject President Donald Trump's "anti-LGBTQ+ legislation." And one ...
Holy Week is that rare time of the year when the world seems to hit the pause button. The streets are quieter, the group chats take a break from the usual buzz, and everyone’s either out of town ...
The Bible was sold for $80,276 with an associated buyer's premium fee (the winning bid was $65,800). The book's sale was finalized on Saturday, with Goldin noting the auction ended on March 29.
Unlike earlier Holy Week processions in Antigua, typically led by men carrying heavy floats, this tradition saw women bear the sacred 18th-century statue through the town’s historic streets.