If you’re packing your bags for a sunny Semana Santa escape, don’t forget the umbrella - unless you’re heading southeast or ...

In the silence of those who do not yet know how to ask, in the melodies of our ancestors, and in the courage it takes to ...

Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, ...

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

Catholic devotees joined a Holy Week procession in Spain on Maundy Thursday. Footage shows worshippers at the Semana Santa ...

The silence of a candlelit procession, the raw emotion of a lone saeta (lament) echoing through the night, and the deep sense of belonging make small-town Holy Week truly unique. In Spain ...

PALO, Leyte – This town, known as the center of Roman Catholic faith in Eastern Visayas, is keeping its Holy Week tradition of ... from the backbreaking shaping of glutinous rice into hundreds ...

The Holy Week processions in the Andalusian capital are one of Spain’s most iconic traditions. Every year, members of the confraternities or brotherhoods prepare fervently to be part of this ...

bridges and narrow streets of this historic city in southern Spain to watch much-venerated images of Jesus and the Virgin Mary carried in hourslong processions throughout Holy Week. “To see her ...

Holy Week, the most significant week in Catholicism, begins with Palm Sunday and culminates with Easter Sunday. Key dates in Holy Week include Holy Thursday (commemorating the Last Supper), Good ...