As Christians around the South Bay and Long Beach make last-minute plans about which Easter service to attend on Sunday, their most devout counterparts participated in a time-honored ceremony of ...

Few Protestant traditions continue the footwashing that Jesus did at the Last Supper. Some want a revival of the practice. Americans get cold feet when it comes to footwashing, experts say. Maundy ...

As Holy Week nears, many Christian congregations across the area are preparing for Maundy Thursday, a solemn observance that ...

Easter is just around the corner! Many people began preparing for this religious event on Ash Wednesday and throughout the Lenten season. But before Easter weekend officially begins with Good Friday ...

Scenes from the Holy Thursday prayer service presented by the Faith Leader Network of the Immigrants Are Welcomed Here Coalition of Orlando and the Hope CommUnity Center of Apopka, outside the Federal ...

The imagery of Pope Francis washing the feet of 12 women prisoners on Maundy Thursday at the Rebibbia prison on the outskirts of Rome went viral across the globe. The image of the pope in his ...

Maundy is a strange word, it comes from an Old Latin word mandatum, meaning a command, and, more strongly, a commandment.

The Thursday before Easter is known as either Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday. Maundy is derived from the Latin word for “command,” and refers to Jesus’ commandment to the disciples to “Love one ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Trinity Cathedral Episcopal Church held their Maundy Thursday celebration in the historical downtown Cleveland church. Maundy Thursday celebrates the last supper held by Jesus on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before you dye your eggs for Easter Sunday, you can take time to celebrate this lesser-known holiday in Holy Week. Maundy Thursday ...