Filipino Catholics celebrated Easter Sunday with the traditional 'Salubong', a reenactment of the meeting of the Virgin Mary and the Risen Jesus Christ.

In his personal, engaging new book, “Sorrowful Mysteries,” the novelist and journalist Stephen Harrigan explores the enduring ...

bridges and narrow streets of this historic city in southern Spain to watch much-venerated images of Jesus and the Virgin ...

Of the many devotions Pope Francis promoted during his pontificate, perhaps none is better known than his devotion to Our ...

Pope Francis's funeral mirrored the contrasts and compassion that defined his papacy — from the grandeur of St Peter’s Square ...

Pope Francis’ tomb is made of Ligurian (Italian) marble with the sole inscription “FRANCISCUS” and a reproduction of his ...

St. Mary Major is one of the four papal basilicas in Rome — the “major” refers not to the Virgin Mary but ... Above them, mosaics portray Jesus carrying a small image of Mary toward heaven ...

These elaborate costumes, imitations of Roman soldiers, are part of a cherished Easter celebration dating back 350 years in ...

His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple ...

Easter is another Christian holiday that has become very commercialized over the years. Christmas was the beginning and Easter the end of extremely important holidays for Christians around the world.