Ecuador's president declared three days of national mourning starting Saturday over the deaths of 11 soldiers who the army ...

Ecuador is the king of fine chocolate, known as Cacao. Sixty percent of quality cocoa beans used in Cacao are found in ...

(Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) Parishioners washed each other’s feet during the Maundy Thursday mass at Holy Cross church in Santa Cruz this week, as part of the observance of Holy Week ...

Christians across the world are marking Holy Week with processions and reenactments of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. In Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland, thousands attended an annual reenactment of the ...

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments in places like Jerusalem, Brazil, Nigeria, India, Mexico and Philippines. The week between Palm Sunday and Easter ...

Luiz Henrique, playing the role of Jesus Christ, carries a cross during a Way of the Cross reenactment as part of Holy Week celebrations, at the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro ...

KALAYAAN, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this ...

A Pataxo Indigenous aims his traditional bow and arrow during the annual Free Earth camp where Brazil's Indigenous communities discuss rights, territorial protection and their role in COP30 which ...

Recipes: From the ancient practice of decorating eggs to the baking of sweet Easter bread, the holiday is a feast for both ...

CLEVELAND — A cherished, longtime cultural tradition is being continued this Holy Week at La Sagrada Familia Parish in Cleveland. This week marks the 12th year members of the Hispanic Catholic ...

So during Holy Week, the redeemed pause to reflect — as ... focuses its social justice ministry on food, economic, gender, civic engagement, environmental, and missional causes.

Francis is expected to make at least some other Easter-time appearances over the coming days, even as cardinals will preside in his place during Holy Week's busy events. On Sunday, Francis wished ...