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When is Easter 2025? See dates, meanings as Holy Week of Lent begins

Holy Week, the last of Lent, began on Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday this weekend. See the final days and what they represent.

Naples Daily News on MSN · 3d

Easter 2025 is finally almost here. What to know about Palm Sunday and Holy Week

Holy Week kicked off this week with Palm Sunday on April 13. Here's the remaining significant dates for the week until Sunday's Easter holiday.

USA Today · 14h

What is Good Friday? Here's what to know about the meaning of the Easter weekend holiday

Good Friday is a Holy Week celebration before Easter. But what does it mean? Here's what to know, plus whether banks and post offices will close.

Pope Francis eyes holy week return

Fox News · 10h

Pope Francis visits Rome prison during Holy Week

Pope Francis kept annual Holy Week appointment visiting dozens of inmates in a Rome prison on Thursday. The 88-year-old is still recovering from pneumonia.

Associated Press News on MSN · 15h

A recovering Pope Francis visits Rome prison to keep annual Holy Week appointment

Pope Francis has visited Rome’s main prison and kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate.

Penn Live · 17h

Pope Francis largely sidelined during Holy Week due to recovery

The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, as cardinals were designated to take his place presiding over the most important liturgical services leading up to Easter.

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With Holy Week underway, Americans are leaving church — but not God: study

As Holy Week continues, a new study shows Americans are stepping away from church pews but turning to personal spirituality ...

Baptist News Global10h

Holy Week as a sacred symphony

When perceived through the lens of music, this holy season unfolds like a symphony, Barry Howard suggests this year.

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AP PHOTOS: Rain or shine, emotions run high at Seville’s Holy Week processions in Spain

With tears of emotion often flowing down their faces, tens of thousands of faithful have packed the rooftops, bridges and ...

Irish Mirror on MSN54m

Good Friday arrives to signal the end of Holy Week but why do Christians observe it?

The belief that Jesus died on the cross but rose three days later and ascended into heaven is the central tenet of ...

National Catholic Register2d

Holy Week at White House Features Dinner With Christian Leaders, Religious Service

The White House is also hosting a Passover event on Thursday afternoon. The Jewish celebration of Passover, which began on ...

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Processions for Holy Week took place around Latin America, including in Brazil, Guatemala and Uruguay. Demonstrators in Venezuela called for the freedom of political prisoners. Supporters of Ecuador's ...

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HOLY WEEK READS: People, communities at the heart of environmental stories

MANILA, Philippines – This Holy Week, we look back on the most pressing environmental issues, and the people and communities ...

Inquirer.net on MSN3h

Why Catholics can eat meat on Bantayan Island during Holy Week

In a country where Catholics faithfully abstain from eating meat during Lent, one island quietly stands apart — not for ...

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Everything To Know About Maundy Thursday During Holy Week

Maundy Thursday is a celebration that consists of Christians commemorating this holy day during Jesus Christ's final we ...

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