The ancient vigil 'stretches across the centuries as a path of reconciliation and grace,' the Pope said at the Vatican.

The government said it was making the release 'in the context of the religious celebrations of Holy Week.'

U.S. military services shepherd said it was ‘hard’ to see how the ongoing war with Iran could be justified.

COMMENTARY: A simple afternoon of sifting sand becomes a reflection on how sin slips quietly into the soul — and how grace restores what was lost.

From Iceland to the wider West, falling birthrates and the elimination of the ‘unfit’ reveal a civilization undermining its own future.

The Pope personally carried the cross through every station of the Good Friday Way of the Cross at the Colosseum.

The Holy Father carried the cross at the Roman amphitheater on Good Friday, the first time a pope has done so in several years.

After the proclamation of the Gospel of John’s account of Christ’s passion, the papal preacher, Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, delivered a homily.

BOOK EXCERPT: ‘I realized I could never look upon a crucifix the same way again.’

Across France, more than 13,000 adults will be baptized this Easter, according to data released by the French Bishops’ Conference — an increase of 28% compared with 2025.

The highly anticipated sixth season will portray the 24 hours of Good Friday — culminating in Christ’s crucifixion.

The Pope discussed the ongoing wars and exchanged Passover and Easter greetings with the two presidents.

On Holy Thursday night, the Eternal City was alight with candlelit altars housing the Blessed Sacrament.

Without a clear rule of life, we drift from what matters most; with one, we can order our days toward faith and flourishing.

‘It is finished.’

On Good Friday 1586, the young English wife and mother chose fidelity to Christ and his Church over her life, sealing her witness in suffering and prayer.

COMMENTARY: On Good Friday, the ‘terrible abyss’ comes into focus: the freedom that leads some to grace and others to betrayal.

Faith, history and science converge on one of Christianity’s oldest questions surrounding the Crucifixion.

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father has offered to the Church a powerful teaching on the meaning of the priestly ministry in today’s world.

COMMENTARY: On the eve of battle, Shakespeare’s Henry V feels the weight of the crown. In Gethsemane, Christ embraces a far greater burden — choosing the Cross and bearing the sins of the world.