Holy Week reminds us of God’s great love for us. Despite our rejection of Jesus’ perfect love, God’s victory over death, sin, hate and fear shows us that, in the end, love, grace, justice ...

Check out these sights, sounds, and flavors of Holy Week around the globe. April 15, 2014— -- intro: Easter is fast-approaching, and leading up to the springtime holiday is Holy Week, which ...

Holy Week leading up to Easter is regarded as the most spiritually significant week of the year in Christianity, containing many traditions and rituals. Here's what to know.

Holy Week is about humility – there is no other way, Pope says Pope Francis leads procession of palms in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday March 29, 2015. | Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Holy Week kicked off this week with Palm Sunday on April 13. Here's the remaining significant dates for the week until Sunday's Easter holiday.

At all of Holy Week’s standing-room-only services, seats on the left of the very front are reserved for those who will be baptized or received into the church at the Easter Vigil.

Much as its name suggests, Holy Week is the most sacred week of the Christian calendar. Here's what to expect: For Christians, Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem prior to his ...

Following his reflections on Holy Week, Benedict XVI switched from Italian to Spanish and greeted 4,300 students currently attending the UNIV international congress, being held this week in Rome ...

Tuesday of Holy Week: Judas betrays Jesus, Peter denies Jesus. Wednesday is known as Spy Wednesday, the agreement by Judas to hand over Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.

Santa Semana—or Holy Week—in Spain is a big, BIG deal. Started in the 1600’s as a way for the “common folk” to understand and participate in religion, today, the Holy Week events have ...

Holy Saturday is celebrated by some Christians, including Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist and Anglicans by the Easter vigils. The last day of Holy Week is Easter Sunday, often referred to as ...