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Holy Week 2026 Starts With Spiritual Call in Mexico and Holiday Pay Guidance in Peru

The start of the week pairs a pastoral call to change with clear guidance on time off and pay.

Palm Sunday Opens Holy Week Worldwide With Processions, Security Checks, and Curbs in Iraq

Pope Leo XIV Moves Into Renovated Apostolic Palace Apartment

New TTD Executive Officer Ravi Chandra Takes Charge, Begins On-Ground Review at Tirumala

Uttarakhand Bans Phones and Cameras Inside Char Dham Temples for Upcoming Yatra

Salvador Prepares for Jan. 15 Lavagem do Bonfim After Fourth Year of Maritime Procession

Pope Leo XIV Baptizes 20 Infants in Sistine Chapel Tradition

Madras HC Sets Feb. 2 Contempt Deadline in Thiruparankundram Deepam Dispute

Black Nazarene Procession Draws Massive Crowds in Manila as Devotees Demand Action on Flood-Control Scandal

Sternsinger Three Kings Campaign Launches Across Germany and Austria With ‘School Instead of Factory’ Theme

India Issues BIS Safety Standard for Incense Sticks, Banning Specified Chemicals

UAE Unifies Friday Prayers at 12:45pm Nationwide From January 2, 2026

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace and Nonviolence at Rome’s Immaculate Conception Veneration

Advent Begins, Marking the Start of the Western Christian Year

Víctor Martín Calera Elected President of Segovia Holy Week Brotherhoods Council

Rashtrapati Bhavan Deletes Sanctum Photo After Backlash to Murmu’s Sabarimala Visit

Heavy Rains Swell Wadis in UAE’s East, NCM Warns of Hazardous Mountain Travel

UAE Holds Nationwide Prayer for Rain as Mosques Fill Before Friday Prayer

Señor de los Milagros Procession Opens in Lima After Scare, With Full October–November Route Confirmed

Nepal Installs Two-Year-Old Aryatara Shakya as New Kumari