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PHOTOS: Pilgrims keep watch with Eucharist at altars of repose in Rome

On Holy Thursday night, the Eternal City was alight with candlelit altars housing the blessed sacrament. ROME —

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Kneel down as brothers and sisters alongside the oppressed’

On Holy Thursday, the pontiff urged Catholics to imitate Christ’s service in a world marked by brutality. Pope

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV on Holy Thursday returned the Mass of the Lord’s Supper to the Basilica of St. John

PHOTOS: Holy Thursday chrism Mass at the Vatican

Chrism Mass includes the blessing of the holy oils that will be used throughout the year in the

Pope says Christian mission counters ‘imperialist occupation of the world’

At the Holy Thursday chrism Mass, Leo XIV said the Church must reject domination, power, and “calculated strategy”
Palm Sunday 2025 in St. Peter's Square. Credit: Bénédicte Cedergren | EWTN

Entering Holy Week at the Vatican

The Catholic Church has entered Holy Week — the most sacred time of the liturgical year — marking
A solemn procession of cardinals and bishops carrying intricately woven palm fronds enters St. Peter’s Square during Palm Sunday celebrations in Vatican City, April 13, 2025. | Credit: Bénédicte Cedergren/EWTN

Here is Pope Leo XIV’s schedule for Holy Week and Easter 2026 at the Vatican

Palm Sunday marks the start of the one of the busiest and fullest liturgical periods of the year

Pope Leo to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at St. John Lateran after hiatus under Pope Francis

The pope’s move restores a long-standing Roman tradition that his predecessor set aside. Pope Leo XIV will celebrate

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