DEAR READERS: This week, many Christians around the world observe Palm Sunday, the day that begins Holy Week. In the biblical story, crowds gathered along the road to welcome Jesus Christ as he ...

Palm Sunday 2026 marks the start of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem before Easter.

In the Passion, the usual villains — the Temple leaders, Judas and others — are unambiguously wicked and display their sinfulness openly. But it can also be helpful to examine the problems associated ...

Dear Readers: This week, many Christians around the world observe Palm Sunday, the day that begins Holy Week. In the biblical story, crowds gathered along the road to welcome Jesus Christ as he ...

Dear Readers: This week, many Christians around the world observe Palm Sunday, the day that begins Holy Week. In the biblical story, crowds gathered along the road to welcome Jesus Christ as he ...

Lent is drawing to an end, and Easter Sunday is just days away. But before believers celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, there's the most sacred week of Christianity: Holy Week. One of the ...

Rome — Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that God doesn’t listen to the prayers of those who make war or cite God to justify their violence, as he prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's ...