On Holy Thursday, the doors of the Cenacle in Jerusalem were opened to welcome the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land. In this “Upper Room,” called the Cenacle in the Holy Land, Jesus had his ...

Holy Thursday strides two liturgical seasons: Lent and the Paschal Triduum. The Paschal Triduum, the “Great Three Days,” begins (and Lent ends) with the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy ...

Watch live as Vatican Vicar General Cardinal Mauro Gambetti presides over the Holy Mass of the Lord’s Supper, including the Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual.

On Holy Thursday, more than 1,880 priests, bishops and cardinals renewed the promises made at their ordinations during the Chrism Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica. Pope Francis delegated Cardinal ...

Watch the Holy Thursday Mass live from the Vatican, during which the oils used in liturgical rituals throughout the year are blessed. As a recovering Pope Francis largely remains on the sidelines, ...