holy week
In light of the outbreak of COVID-19, many churchgoers are observing the holy day with family prayers, fasting and by watching livestreamed services.
Most churches are livestreaming Easter Sunday services -- but some are planning to defy government restrictions on in-person gatherings.
People in India, Haiti and elsewhere retold the Good Friday story this week — defying age-old stereotypes about what Jesus would have looked like.
The devastating fire in Paris occurred during Holy Week, the most sacred time in the Christian calendar.
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Residents cheered as the papier-mâché mock-up of the GOP front-runner went up in flames.
Christians around the world set aside this Friday to remember the crucifixion of Jesus.
Christians around the world observe Jesus's crucifixion and resurrection during Holy Week.
Purim is upon us and this year (2016) it falls during the Christian Holy Week. In some ways these two holidays could not seem more different.
That was where Jesus spent Holy Saturday: in a dark hole in the ground, doing absolutely nothing. It was the Sabbath, after all. His friends had worked hard to make sure he was laid to rest before the sun went down. Then they went home to rest too, because that was what they did on Saturdays.