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Holy Week

Archbishop José H. Gomez presides over Easter Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on April 5. (YouTube/OLACathedral)

Archbishop Gomez at Easter Mass: 'God can bring life out of death'

Angelus Staff|Apr 6, 2026|3 Min Read

Actors perform the Last Supper scene during the interactive street theatre Passion play "Il-Mixja" (The Way), one of a series of Holy Week activities in the run-up to Easter, in the gardens of Verdala Palace outside Siggiewi, Malta, March 31, 2026. (OSV News photo/Darrin Zammit Lupi, Reuters)

World

Here's a glimpse of Holy Week around the world

Junno Arocho Esteves|Apr 2, 2026|5 Min Read

Members of the clergy pray outside the Edicule, the traditional site of Jesus' burial and resurrection, during the washing of the feet ceremony on Holy Thursday in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City April 17, 2025. As Holy Week 2026 approaches, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher remains a place of continuous prayer despite restricted access to the faithful, according to a statement released March 21 by the Custody of the Holy Land, which also said uncertainty persists over upcoming Holy Week and Easter celebrations. (OSV News photo/Ammar Awad, Reuters)

World

Israel to allow Church leaders to celebrate Holy Week, Easter at holy sites, Latin patriarchate says

Junno Arocho Esteves|Mar 30, 2026|6 Min Read

Members of the clergy take part in a procession during the washing of the feet ceremony on Holy Thursday in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City April 17, 2025. As Holy Week 2026 approaches, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher remains a place of continuous prayer despite restricted access to the faithful, according to a statement released March 21 by the Custody of the Holy Land, which also said uncertainty persists over upcoming Holy Week and Easter celebrations. (OSV News photo/Ammar Awad, Reuters)

World

War forces Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem to cancel Palm Sunday procession

EWTN News|Mar 23, 2026|2 Min Read

A large illuminated cross is displayed before the start of the Way of the Cross outside the Colosseum in Rome March 29, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Despite improved health, pope picks cardinals to lead Holy Week liturgies

Cindy Wooden|Apr 16, 2025|2 Min Read

Workers remove the chair that had been set up for Pope Francis atop a hillside overlooking the Colosseum in Rome, after the Vatican announced at the start of the ceremony March 29 that the pope would follow the event from home. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

Francis and the ‘empty chair’ phase of his pontificate

John L. Allen Jr.|Apr 4, 2024|5 Min Read

Pizzaballa

World

Holy Land Patriarchs call for an ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Holy Land message

Charles Collins|Mar 29, 2024|4 Min Read

Chrism Mass

Let 'tears of repentance' flow, pope tells priests at chrism Mass

Cindy Wooden|Mar 28, 2024|3 Min Read

Audience

Pope preaches patience, even amid war, during Holy Week audience

Justin McLellan|Mar 27, 2024|3 Min Read

Archbishop José H. Gomez blesses the oils used for sacraments throughout the year during the 2024 Chrism Mass on March 25 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (John Rueda)

More than 3,000 pack LA Cathedral for 2024 Chrism Mass

Mike Cisneros|Mar 27, 2024|3 Min Read

Sculpture

Ahead of Good Friday, Chicago parish unveils statue of Christ mourning gun victims

Gina Christian|Mar 26, 2024|3 Min Read

“Crucifixion and the Piercing of the Side,” about 1190–1200, artist unknown. (J. Paul Getty Museum)

The supreme redemptive act

Russell Shaw|Mar 26, 2024|3 Min Read

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