Massive, gilded floats carry statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through narrow streets. Locals carry these floats as an act of faith, fulfilling family traditions and personal promises. The silence ...

Santa Semana – or Holy Week – in Spain is a big, BIG deal. Started in the 1600’s as a way for the “common folk” to understand and participate in religion, today, the Holy Week events have been ...

The wealthy Mexican nationals that used to spend the Holy Week before Easter shopping at the North Star Mall or the Shops at La Cantera have fewer dollars these days and “no longer feel welcome” in ...

Listed by UNESCO as Intangible World Heritage, the country's Holy Week is one of the world’s most exuberant Easter celebrations — here’s what you can expect. Semana Santa celebrations in Guatemala are ...

A higher number of Catholics registered to join a traditional Semana Santa (Holy Week) festival in Indonesia’s Christian-majority Flores Island this year despite a volcanic eruption nearby. About ...

Parishioners washed each other’s feet during the Maundy Thursday mass at Holy Cross church in Santa Cruz this week, as part of the observance of Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday. On Maundy ...

The 88-year-old Pope paused to pray before the venerated icon of the Virgin Mary known as Salus Populi Romani, according to a Vatican statement released Saturday. Pope Francis kneels in prayer before ...

Check out these sights, sounds, and flavors of Holy Week around the globe. April 15, 2014— -- intro: Easter is fast-approaching, and leading up to the springtime holiday is Holy Week, which, in ...

Pope Francis made a prayerful pilgrimage to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore on Saturday afternoon, continuing the pontiff’s gradual return to public appearances ahead of Holy Week celebrations.