Urns containing sacred chrism are seen April 12, 2022, during the annual chrism Mass of the Diocese of Nashville, Tenn., at Sagrado Corazon Church at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville. (Credit ...

PROCIDA, Italy (AP) — Italy is known for the religious processions that take over towns big and small throughout the year when Catholic feast days are celebrated. But even in a country where public ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV washed the feet of 12 priests in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, restoring a tradition his predecessor had broken by including laypeople and non-Christians in ceremonies ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over the Missa in Caena Domini, the Mass of the Lord's Supper, on Catholic Holy Thursday in St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Thursday, April 2, 2026.

Pope Francis greets an inmate as he washes the feet of prisoners during the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at a prison in Civitavecchia, Italy, April 14, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) ...

The tradition of visiting seven churches on Holy Thursday, known as the Seven Churches Visitation, is deeply rooted in Catholic history and devotion.This practice is believed to have originated in ...

This includes what it is, why it's a holy day, what happened on this day — and what to avoid. What is Holy Thursday? Why is Thursday a holy day? What happened on Holy Thursday? What should we avoid on ...