KALAYAAN, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this largely ...

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments across the globe. The week between Palm Sunday and Easter, known as Holy Week, is the most sacred time of the year for Christian ...

According to tradition, Thierry of Alsace, Count of Flanders, brought several drops of Christ's blood from Jerusalem during a crusade in 1150. The relic has since been preserved in the Holy Blood ...

On the 30th, penitents belonging to the "Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of Forgiveness" participated in the Holy Week Maundy Thursday procession in Murcia, southeastern Spain, wearing pointed red ...

MONTORO, Spain — One religious brotherhood’s refusal to include women in its Holy Week procession has made front-page news in Spain, whose Easter-time festivities dating back centuries are among the ...

Each Holy Week in Spain, thousands of people stand along city streets around the country waiting for Renaissance images of Christ crucified and Our Lady of Sorrows to pass by. A marching band playing ...