VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – As protests calling for justice continue both nationwide and in Hampton Roads, people gathered at a local church Wednesday night to participate in a unique ceremony promoting ...
Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik traditionally uses part of Holy Thursday to wash the feet of inmates at the Allegheny County Jail, as part of Holy Week observances. On Thursday night, Catholics ...
Two Dayton-based church groups hosted a foot-washing ceremony at Courthouse Square in Dayton this evening. Simple Street Ministry and New Hope Life Church partnered for the event. Joel Burton, pastor ...
From the expression on the face of the priest at the Maundy Thursday service, I figured foot washing might be his least favorite activity of the church year. His face was wrinkled in what looked like ...
Wilmington Town Square Park became the setting for a Holy Week ritual on Thursday, April 6, with priests from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church washing the feet of attendees. Holy Thursday’s ...
Perhaps predictably, in an age which does not understand why the priestly fraternity is male, a controversy has erupted in the Diocese of Venice, Fla. There, Bishop Frank Dewane, to the consternation ...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world’s poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor ...
Pope Francis washed the feet of former mafiosi on Thursday in a prison known for housing inmates who have informed on old mobster allies. The closed-door visit to Paliano prison outside Rome saw the ...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world’s poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor ...