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 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 ...

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 ...

Lischer: I still think of Holy Week as a refuge of sorts. When I was the pastor of a church, we canceled every meeting and set aside church business in Holy Week so that we could find time to be ...

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.

(RNS) Happy Holy Week! Why is Good Friday "good," and how did Jesus stretch 36 hours from the crucifixion to his resurrection into three days? And what's up with the colored eggs? Let us 'Splain.

It is Holy Week. Easter is coming, Passover here. We are perhaps halfway through the big pause and fully conscious we are living big history. We’ve never experienced a time like this before—a ...

Every day (of Holy Week) we would be in there decorating for different things.” Someone fastened a sign of encouragement during the pandemic to a tree outside Our Lady of Ransom Church in Niles.

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 ...

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 ...

A group of people attend a procession held at St. Teresa church during the Holy Week celebrations in Caracas, Venezuela, 01 April 2015. (Miguel Gutierrez/EPA) ...