A group of 16 high schoolers and their three chaperones from Melbourne, Australia, take part in the feet-washing rite ... the account of when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples.

MANILA, Philippines – The Filipino faithful marked Maundy Thursday with reflection and solemn traditions. This day ...

On his last visit to the same Roman prison on Holy Thursday in 2018, Francis' celebration of the mass reportedly included the ...

(NPR) — There’s an old saying often attributed ... the reenactment of Jesus’ washing the feet of the disciples during the Last Supper. Kneeling in his white robes, the pope carefully washed ...

The 88-year-old’s frail health has ... but he did not perform the traditional foot-washing ritual, which seeks to imitate Jesus Christ's washing of his disciples' feet. St Peter's Basilica ...

The first Latin American and the first member of the Society of Jesus to be elected pope, his legacy will be shaped ... such as the Holy Father washing the feet of prisoners and a young Muslim ...

Francis visited the same Roman prison on Holy Thursday in 2018 to celebrate the mass “In Coena Domini” -- or The Lord’s Supper -- with the traditional rite of washing feet to commemorate what Jesus ...

‘And the greatest of these is love’.” The Royal Maundy Service, held each year on the Thursday before Easter, is a centuries-old tradition inspired by Jesus’s act of washing the feet of his disciples.