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It falls right before Good Friday and Easter Sunday ... To mark this day, the Pope, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church, traditionally washes and kisses the feet of people, usually all of ...

Two days before Easter, Christians worldwide will observe Good Friday, one of the most somber days of the religion's year.

According to custom, the preacher of the papal household writes and delivers the homily at the Vatican’s Good Friday liturgy ... Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency’s senior Vatican ...

Father Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, gives the homily during a two-hour Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (photo: Daniel Ibañez/CNA / EWTN ...