Check out these sights, sounds, and flavors of Holy Week around the globe. April 15, 2014— -- intro: Easter is fast-approaching, and leading up to the springtime holiday is Holy Week, which, in ...

In a country defined by deep inequalities and cultural divisions, the Semana Santa celebration plays a key role in forging national identity.

Santa Semana—or Holy Week—in Spain is a big, BIG deal. Started in the 1600’s as a way for the “common folk” to understand and participate in religion, today, the Holy Week events have been declared ...

CLEVELAND — A cherished, longtime cultural tradition is being continued this Holy Week at La Sagrada Familia Parish in Cleveland. This week marks the 12th year members of the Hispanic Catholic church ...

Every year, as the Christian world enters the solemn days of Holy Week — Semana Santa, as the Portuguese call it — something profoundly quaint and extraordinary unfolds in the historic Malaysian city ...

The days leading to Easter Sunday are often colored by secular traditions like egg decorating and photo ops with a person costumed as a bunny. Easter week, however, holds a deeply significant meaning ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLEVELAND (WJW) – A Holy Week tradition is ...

A longstanding Holy Week tradition in Talladega continues this year with a guest sermon and free community luncheon every weekday in the fellowship hall at First Methodist Church on East Street South.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A new face will help lead a unique Holy Week tradition as Archbishop Casey prepares to bless the steps of Holy Cross Immaculata Church in Mount Adams at midnight. This tradition, ...

More than a hundred Miami Catholics walked the streets of Little River Friday afternoon for a longstanding Good Friday ritual: The procession of the cross to honor the biblical story of Jesus Christ’s ...