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Pope Leo XIV Revives Full Good Friday Rites, Carries Cross at All 14 Stations

The physically demanding acts point to a hands-on papal style rooted in solidarity with those who suffer.

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Ardagh and Clonmacnois Diocese Clarifies Ban on Open-Coffin Wakes in Churches

Jesús de la Sangre Leads Córdoba Cofradías Via Crucis Wearing First Crown of Thorns and White Tunic

Ash Wednesday 2026 Opens Lent With Rite of Ashes and Calls to Conversion

After Vespers, Ronald Hicks Poised for Installation as New York Archbishop

Ash Wednesday 2026 Falls on February 18, Marking the Start of Lent

Pope Leo XIV Baptizes 20 Infants in Sistine Chapel Tradition

Epiphany Celebrations Fill Brazil’s Streets as Rio State Backs 200 Folia de Reis Groups

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

Argentine Dioceses Close 2025 Jubilee With Calls for Youth Outreach and Family Renewal

Pope Leo XIV Marks First Christmas With Ceasefire Appeal and Restored Midnight Mass

Spanish Infantry Mark Patron's Day Nationwide as Toledo Showcases 175th Anniversary

Advent 2025 to Begin Nov. 30, With Four Sundays Leading to Christmas Eve

Ayuso Taken to Hospital During Crowded Almudena Procession in Madrid

Señor de los Milagros Completes Final 2025 Lima Procession as Image Returns to Las Nazarenas

Italian Bishops’ Agency Denounces Halloween as an “Insult” as Italy Celebrates

Argentina Celebrates Mother's Day Today With Traditions, Deals and Evolving Ideas

Señor de los Milagros Completes Second Procession, Begins Third With Hospital Visits in Lima

Vatican Confirms Papal Blessing for Señor de los Milagros Procession on Oct. 19

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