VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV is officially opening his pontificate in a ceremony Sunday that blends ancient ritual, evocative ...

One Mary, a myriad titles According to the Gospel, Mary is the mother of Jesus — and the mystery of the incarnation of the ...

Recent discoveries of an ancient structure in Jerusalem align exactly with the description of Jesus' tomb in the Bible. Architects at the site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem ...

He visited the Church of Saint Mary Major, the site of Francis' tomb, and has this report ... in front of a centuries-old icon of Mary and Jesus, an icon that over generations, Romans had ...

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the ... to the faithful on Sunday morning but closed in the afternoon so that cardinals could visit the tomb and recite vespers, an evening prayer.

Cardinal Re then closed the service with a prayer saying ... that tells of how Mary Magdalene and other women went to Jesus’ tomb on Easter morning and found it empty, as he was resurrected ...

Of the four gospel accounts of what happened at Jesus’ tomb on Easter morning, Matthew’s is the most embellished, for it alone places guards at the tomb, names the tomb’s owner, reports a ...

Some Indiana schools may be closed on Good Friday ... by crucifixion and was later laid to rest at a nearby tomb. Scripture says Jesus hung on the cross from noon to 3 p.m., before drawing ...

Good Friday, observed on April 18, 2025, commemorates Jesus' crucifixion and precedes Easter Sunday. While not a federal or Mississippi state holiday, some businesses and schools may be closed.

Good Friday honors Jesus' death on the cross. According to the Bible, he was sacrificed to pay for the sins of mankind and his body was later laid to rest in a nearby tomb. Easter Sunday ...

Two days later, Christians believe that after being buried in a tomb, Jesus rose from the dead ... a legal holiday when state offices may be closed. The United States Post Office will be ...