Perhaps predictably, in an age which does not understand why the priestly fraternity is male, a controversy has erupted in the Diocese of Venice, Fla. There, Bishop Frank Dewane, to the consternation ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis has changed church regulations to explicitly allow women and girls to participate in the Easter Week foot-washing ritual, after having shocked many Catholics by ...

Next week I’ll have my feet washed. And I’ll wash someone’s feet. The Ekklesia Project will gather to explore the theme of The Church As Politics, addressing issues such as “the rise of nationalism ...

It's a religious rite that's one of the most intimate and symbolic acts of the Christian faith: the practice of foot-washing, undertaken by many denominations surrounding the observance of Holy ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – As protests calling for justice continue both nationwide and in Hampton Roads, people gathered at a local church Wednesday night to participate in a unique ceremony promoting ...

Francis' decision to disregard church law and wash the feet of two girls -- a Serbian Muslim and an Italian Catholic -- during a Holy Thursday ritual has become something of the final straw, evidence ...

Wilmington Town Square Park became the setting for a Holy Week ritual on Thursday, April 6, with priests from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church washing the feet of attendees. Holy Thursday’s ...

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 ...