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Holy Thursday

Pope Leo XIV kisses the foot of a priest during the Mass of the Lord's Supper at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome April 2, 2026. The foot-washing ritual reflects the call to imitate Christ by serving one another. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Jesus shows how to give life and freedom, not dominate and destroy, pope says on Holy Thursday

Carol Glatz and Josephine Peterson|Apr 2, 2026|7 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV gives his blessing at the conclusion of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 29, 2026. Pope Leo will wash the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday during the "In Coena Domini" -- the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper -- on April 2 at the Basilica of St. John Lateran. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo XIV to wash the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday, highlighting support for clergy

Paulina Guzik|Apr 1, 2026|4 Min Read

Pope Francis speaks to inmates during a Holy Thursday visit to Rome's Regina Coeli jail April 17, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

'Why them and not me,' pope asks after Holy Thursday visit to prison

Cindy Wooden|Apr 17, 2025|3 Min Read

Holy Thursday

Tears flow as pope washes feet of women inmates at Rome prison

Cindy Wooden|Mar 28, 2024|3 Min Read

Father Claude Williams, the pastor at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, washes the feet of a child during a public Holy Thursday event at Wilmington Town Square Park on April 6. (Carson VanVooren)

Wilmington parishes bring washing of the feet event to the streets

Mike Cisneros|Apr 18, 2023|4 Min Read

A line of people waiting to enter a church in Puebla, Mexico, on Holy Thursday in 2018. (Courtesy Amy Welborn)

Faith

Holy Thursday comes alive differently in Puebla, Mexico

Amy Welborn|Apr 6, 2023|6 Min Read

Pope Francis washes the feet of prisoners in Civitavecchia, Italy, April 14, 2022. (Vatican Media via CNA)

Pope Francis washes prisoners’ feet at Mass on Holy Thursday 2022

Catholic News Agency|Apr 14, 2022|3 Min Read

Cardinal Angelo Becciu speaks with journalists during a news conference in Rome Sept. 25, 2020, after he was asked by Pope Francis to resign as prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes. (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Pope celebrates Holy Thursday Mass with Cardinal Becciu

Junno Arocho Esteves|Apr 2, 2021|2 Min Read

Pope Francis offers the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on April 1, 2021. (Vatican Media/CNA)

Pope Francis tells priests at Chrism Mass: ‘The cross is non-negotiable’

Courtney Mares|Apr 1, 2021|3 Min Read

Visitors look at Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" on a refectory wall at Santa Maria delle Grazie Church in Milan, Italy, Nov. 16, 2016. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters)

Faith

COVID-19 denies Eucharist to Catholics Holy Thursday, the day of its origin

Chaz Muth|Apr 8, 2020|4 Min Read

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