Palm Sunday, the first celebration observed during Holy Week, honors Jesus Christ's last days on earth. Here's what to know about it.

April 13, 2025, Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion is rich in symbolism, liturgical pageantry and an extra Gospel passage at the beginning of mass.

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti presided over the solemn liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday in St. Peter’s Basilica, as Pope Francis’ delegate, and Fr. Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, the ...

President Donald Trump issued a Holy Week proclamation on Palm Sunday vowing to "defend the Christian faith" in the schools, military and the government.

Qaraqosh’s annual Palm Sunday procession has become one of Iraq’s most iconic Christian celebrations, interrupted only during the years of forced displacement following the ISIS invasion in 2014.

Hundreds of faithful walked solemnly Friday with actors portraying Jesus and his mother, Mary, marking one of the holiest of days in Christianity — Good Friday. Jesus, played by Jose Vital, a ...

Palm Sunday Was a Protest, Not a Procession April 13, 2025 Ricardo Tomás Share full article ...

The Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection is celebrated on Easter Sunday, April 20. During the liturgy, the faithful are invited to renew their Baptismal promises. Bartchak will celebrate Mass at 11 a ...

Easter Sunday will be celebrated on April 20th in 2025 for both Catholic and Orthodox Christians. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, falls on March 5th and is a day of fasting and reflection ...

St. Augustine calls this life the ‘Before Easter’ season — a time of labor, suffering and praise — preparing us for the eternal ‘After Easter’ joy of heaven.