Every Holy Thursday, groups of Catholic faithful across the country and world embark on what’s known as the Seven Churches Visitation. In this special tradition, pilgrims adore Christ in seven ...

Join America Media for a subscriber-only virtual event with James Martin, S.J., as we enter into Holy Week. Father Martin will speak with Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis, co-hosts of the “Jesuitical” ...

The Lenten season is in full swing for practicing Christians, which means Easter is coming up. Through prayer, almsgiving and repentance, believers are preparing for the Easter season, and the ...

There is a rhythm woven into everything. It pulses in the rising and setting sun, the budding and falling of leaves, the birth and the letting go of each living thing. This rhythm — life, death and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On the evening of March 28, the Rev. Rhey Garcia, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, commemorated the solemn Thursday before Easter Sunday — known as Holy Thursday — with a “Washing ...

“What are you doing?” the nurse asked me from across the hospital cafeteria. He was grabbing a late lunch. I was asking the cafeteria staff for a spare hot dog bun. “Grabbing things for Communion,” I ...

If you've been "fasting" from unhealthy habits for Lent, you're in luck: Thursday is the last day of Lent. The weeks-long spring tradition of Lent is celebrated by millions of Christians around the ...