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Pope Francis washes the feet of inmates at the Civitavecchia prison in Civitavecchia, Italy, April 14, 2022. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has performed the ancient Maundy Thursday feet washing ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral for the first time in 400 years. The Archbishop, assisted by chief clergymen ...
The Paschal Triduum begins with the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday. There is a degree of ...
At the Holy Thursday liturgy in the Vatican, even the pope performs the foot washing. In fact, across the centuries, it has been practice for the pope to wash the feet of 12 priests after Mass and ...
On this day, Holy and Great Thursday, according to the order which our Holy Fathers inherited from the Holy Apostles, and the Holy Gospels, we celebrate four events: the Holy Washing of the Disciples' ...
Washing feet, with its deep spiritual symbolism, is one of several ways Catholics in Rome are welcoming the many pilgrims taking part in the Jubilee of Hope in 2025.
Easter is approaching. And with it comes several Christian holidays to observe. What to know about Good Friday, Maundy Thursday and Easter Monday.
These include the Holy Thursday Mass and foot-washing ceremony, Good Friday observances such as the Via Crucis at the Colosseum, the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, and the Easter Sunday Mass with ...
A worker distributes palms before Pope Francis' celebration of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March ...