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 ...

Washing the feet of guests was a Middle Eastern tradition that went back centuries before the time of Christ. Travel was often done by foot over dry and dusty roads.Weary travelers were greeted with a ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday overturned centuries of tradition that banned women from a foot-washing service during Lent, upsetting conservatives and delighting women's rights activists.

In a season when Christians observe Easter by retelling the story of Jesus, the pastor of Grace Brethren Church in Lanham used Palm Sunday to go beyond preaching about the Last Supper and the New ...

Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik traditionally uses part of Holy Thursday to wash the feet of inmates at the Allegheny County Jail, as part of Holy Week observances. On Thursday night, Catholics ...

On Thursday evening, in a reprise of an ancient rite, Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, Wis., washed the feet of 12 men, all seminarians — a re-creation of Jesus' action at the Last Supper when he ...

Westminster Church of the Brethren held a traditional Love Feast service in the fellowship hall on Maundy Thursday, April 17. In the Church of the Brethren, Love Feast celebrates the mission of Jesus ...

When you’re homeless your feet take a beating. That was the simple fact behind the idea to provide a foot washing service. People approached a section of folding chairs inside Qwest Field and ...