Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

“a sinner,” who bathes Jesus’ feet with her tears, and dries them with her hair (Luke 7:38). By the sixth century, Pope Gregory I declared Mary Magdalene to be a “fallen woman” guilty of ...

kneels at Jesus’ feet. In December, 2024, the Italian art restorer and researcher Sara Penco discovered a figure she argues is Mary Magdalene on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. In ...

Good Friday Day 2025 Quotes: People celebrate Good Friday Day worldwide as a day of remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the great sacrifice he made for people. This year, it will be ...

The sign above the cross explains the reason for his execution: “Jesus of Nazareth ... symbolizing those used to pierce Christ’s hands and feet. The accompanying inscription, “Aspicient ...

The Foot Washing Ceremony: A Symbol of Humility The feet washing ceremony, or the Maundy Thursday Mass, is a tradition rooted in the Gospel of John, where Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. This ...

He recalled the Holy Gospel on Jesus’ washing of his disciples’ feet, noting that people must always follow the example of Jesus in humbling himself for those in need. “This is what we are called to ...

Local pastors and clergy from multiple faiths, immigrant families, elected officials, and community advocates participated in The Washing of the Feet service, known as Maundy, a religious rite ...

And such is the case with music. When East Kilbride’s Jim and William Reid formed a band called The Jesus and Mary Chain in the early 1980s in response to their distaste for the music at the time, ...

Also known as Maundy Thursday, the custom was introduced to imitate Jesus washing ... WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images) The Patriarch of Jerusalem, or a priest, washes the feet of twelve ...

Why foot-washing? Maundy Thursday is also associated with foot-washing. Jesus washed the feet of the disciples, an act described in the Gospel of John, chapter 13, as Jesus teaching them to be ...

In African traditions, there is a belief, often with experiential evidence in families, that a respected ailing leader would have a premonition of his death. The man would call his children and ...