The Vatican is opening the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines.

Catholic and Orthodox believers celebrate Maundy Thursday today as a memory of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ and his ...

Archaeologists have deciphered ancient inscriptions at the site traditionally believed to be where Jesus held the Last Supper ...

COMMENTARY: The fifth word from the cross points to Christ’s real bodily suffering — and his divine thirst for our salvation — as foretold in Scripture and confessed in the Creed.

A collection of previously unseen inscriptions and images have been revealed on the walls of the Cenacle, a hall built by the ...

Here are five important things to know about Maundy Thursday: The Thursday before Easter is known as either Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday. Maundy is derived from the Latin word for “command,” and ...

One of the most important episodes in the Bible, Christ’s last meal with his twelve apostles has long been a popular subject ...

Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of ...

Before Good Friday, there is another significant date that is observed on the Christian calendar: Maundy Thursday. While the day may not warrant a day off work, it is still a crucial occasion for ...

Holy Thursday and the Last Supper is the culmination of the Divine Drama in the Greek Orthodox Church: The last day of Jesus Christ on earth ...

The New Yorker magazine has managed to insult Christians and Jews alike with a cartoon depicting the Last Supper in an April issue, writes columnist Phyllis Zagano.