Holy Week
Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity − dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
By Gustavo Morello — March 7, 2024
(The Conversation) — Historically, many Christians got tattoos around Holy Week − usually a cross − to honor Christ’s martyrdom.
Pope Francis skips Good Friday at Colosseum in chilly Rome
By Associated Press — April 8, 2023
ROME (AP) — It was the first time a pontiff was a no-show at the Colosseum Way of the Cross procession since 2005, when Pope John Paul II's health was in decline.
Holy Week starts off with lots of palms – but Palm Sunday’s donkey is just as important to the story
By Joanne M. Pierce — April 5, 2023
(The Conversation) — Donkeys and palm leaves are both associated with Christianity’s Palm Sunday – but their symbolism couldn’t be more different.
Christ continues to be crucified in today’s world
By Thomas Reese — April 4, 2023
(RNS) — Holy Week is a time to remember that what Jesus suffered is still going on in our world today.
Rebounding Pope Francis marks Palm Sunday in Vatican square
By Frances D'Emilio — April 2, 2023
"I thank you for your participation and prayers, that in the last days you intensified,'' the pontiff told the crowd in St. Peter's Square, a reference to the many wishes he received for a quick recovery during his hospitalization.
From Senate subcommittee to Easter sermon: Raphael Warnock on life as a pastor-politician
By Adelle M. Banks — March 31, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘My life is a sermon, that I get to preach on Sunday and embody and make come alive in my work in the Senate,’ said the Georgia senator.
With high hopes for holidays, three faiths take stock of COVID-19 losses and gains
By Adelle M. Banks, Emily McFarlan Miller, Alejandra Molina, Kathryn Post, and Yonat Shimron — April 15, 2022
(RNS) — Even with the convergence of Easter, Passover and Ramadan this year, many Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders are uncertain whether they can count on a post-COVID-19 resurgence or what it will look like.
Episcopal Church mulls changes to Holy Week readings seen as antisemitic
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 14, 2022
(RNS) — As Holy Week arcs toward Easter and world leaders have decried a resurgence of antisemitism, the Episcopal Church is mulling changes to its lectionary readings.
On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis warns priests against the idolatry that leads to devil worship
By Claire Giangravé — April 14, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — It’s not uncommon for the pope to candidly address clergy during Holy Thursday’s Chrism Mass, when priests renew their vows of ordination.
Ukraine upset by Vatican inviting Russian to carry Good Friday cross
By Frances D'emilio — April 13, 2022
(RNS) — “You have to understand one thing” about the pope, said the Rev. Antonio Spadaro, a Jesuit priest in Rome who is close to Francis, on Wednesday. “He's a pastor, not a politician.”
Holy Thursday is a Christian Passover, when we remember who we are
By Thomas Reese — April 11, 2022
(RNS) — Christians cannot understand the Eucharist unless they understand the Jewish Passover.
Holy Week pain, Easter hope in Ukraine
By Thomas Reese — April 5, 2022
(RNS) — A visit to a Ukrainian church as Christ is being crucified again in Ukraine.
Franklin Graham writes to Putin, Zelenskyy to ask for a cease-fire during Holy Week
By Yonat Shimron — March 31, 2022
(RNS) — Samaritan’s Purse, Graham’s humanitarian relief organization, is pushing farther east and plans to open a second emergency field hospital in Ukraine by this weekend.
At second Easter under pandemic rules, Christians glimpse church’s future
By Adelle M. Banks, Emily McFarlan Miller, Alejandra Molina, Bob Smietana, and Yonat Shimron — April 2, 2021
(RNS) — The pandemic has 'redefined for me what church is going to be like and what the definition of membership is,' said one pastor in North Carolina.
Christians mark Good Friday amid lingering virus woes
By Joseph Krauss — April 2, 2021
JERUSALEM (AP) — "Things are open, but cautiously and gradually," said Wadie Abunassar, an adviser to church leaders in the Holy Land.
Page 1 of 4