A tourist asked to be whipped by a local wearing a Roman soldier costume as part of an Easter tradition in the Philippines. The holidaymaker visited Marinduque province to witness the annual Holy Week ...

They occurred in churches, but also at the stadium, city park and school building. Today, several state convention leaders ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

CNN By Caitlin Danaher, Christopher Lamb, Lauren Kent, Antonia Mortensen, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s ...

The bells of St. Peter’s tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived ...

The Vatican has opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public to pay their final respects to Pope Francis.

The days of the Holy Week have not changed in recent tradition: Easter always falls on a Sunday, and the standard definition ...

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...

Did you have to check your calendar a few times this year to confirm which Sunday Easter falls on this year? You aren’t alone.

The events of the Holy Week are recorded in all four Gospels of the Bible’s New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Holy Week, the last of Lent, began on Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday this weekend. See the final days and what they ...

While the Easter holiday often involves eggs, bunnies and pastels, this holiday bears a deeper meaning with Holy Week days like Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. The Christian holiday ...