The Gospel of John situates the story slightly earlier that the Synoptics do: “Now before the festival of the Passover,” he begins. At the Last Supper, he tells us, Jesus “knew that his hour had come.

Two of the 12 were young women%2C an unusual choice Previous popes carried out ritual at St. John Lateran basilica The Vatican limited media access during the ritual ROME (AP) — Pope Francis washed ...

Official text of the Holy Father’s remarks at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia. Pope Francis blesses a prisoner at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia on ...

The washing of feet was a radical act in Jesus’ time. It is no less radical in the modern era, with Pope Francis’ decision to break with the long-standing papal tradition of washing only priests’ feet ...

Cambridge, MA. There are many ways to interpret the great and solemn events of Holy Thursday, and preachers around the world take up different themes, ranging from the spiritual to the ecclesial to ...

The Holy Father said March 24 that, while there are some people in the world who seek to sow violence, Jesus shows us the path to unity, brotherhood and peace. Pope Francis kisses a foot of one of the ...