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PM uses Easter message to tell people to look to faith during times of ‘real anxiety’
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (502+ words) Britons are braced for a cost-of-living squeeze Sir Keir Starmer has delivered an Easter message acknowledging a moment of "real anxiety" for Britain, linking economic pressures and rising costs to the conflict in Iran. He stated the nation is at…...
Women take pride in Holy Week roles after a Spanish Catholic brotherhood's procession excluded them
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (586+ words) One religious brotherhood's refusal to include women in its Holy Week procession has made front-page news in Spain, whose Easter-time festivities dating back centuries are among the most fervently celebrated in the world. The exclusion is the exception in the…...
Pope revives decades-gone tradition on first Good Friday as pontiff
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (513+ words) Pope Francis never carried the cross, but participated in the procession until his health worsened Pope Leo XIV will personally carry the wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good…...
Is today a federal holiday?
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (274+ words) The U.S. federal holiday calendar includes 11 significant days that Americans observe and celebrate Spring is here and so is Good Friday with Easter Sunday right around the corner. This year, Good Friday falls on Friday, April 3, about two weeks earlier than…...
Pope Leo XIV to carry cross for entire procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades
21+ hour, 18+ min ago (496+ words) Pope Leo XIV will personally carry the wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carries the cross…...
Good Friday around the world, in photos
1+ day, 31+ min ago (101+ words) Good Friday is a unique " and uniquely solemn " day in the Christian calendar. Good Friday is a unique " and uniquely solemn " day in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what's a central tenet…...
'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' cast aren't the only influencers sowing curiosity about the church
20+ hour, 27+ min ago (778+ words) Until quite recently, the prevailing image to outsiders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been male missionaries wearing white shirts and name tags, evoked by the hit Broadway show "The Book of Mormon." But another unofficial…...
Trump ‘compared to Jesus Christ’ at White House Easter lunch event
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (138+ words) Trump "compared to Jesus Christ" at White House Easter lunch event'The Independent Trump "compared to Jesus Christ" at White House Easter lunch event - Televangelist Paula White-Cain, Donald Trump's spiritual adviser, compared his experiences to those of Jesus Christ during an…...
Christians mark Holy Week in the region and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (70+ words) March 27 - April 2, 2026 People around Latin America and the Caribbean marked Holy Week with colorful processions and other traditional displays. The 69 members of the security forces who died in a military plane crash in Colombia were honored in a solemn ceremony…...
Pope Leo XIV revives the Holy Thursday foot-washing of priests after Francis's inclusive tradition
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (464+ words) Pope Leo XIV washed the feet of 12 priests in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, restoring a tradition his predecessor had broken by including laypeople and non-Christians in ceremonies at prisons, juvenile detention halls and centers for asylum-seekers. The priests included…...