In memory of Jesus washing the apostles’ feet, eight men had their feet washed at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Thursday at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. “It’s an optional rite … ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will wash the feet of young refugees during the Easter Week foot-washing ritual, after making official his practice of having women participate in the ceremony as well as ...

The ritual of the washing of feet, as it is practiced in many parishes, is both a moving experience and one of the liturgy’s most teachable moments. Parishioners are invited to go to one of several ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world’s poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor ...

The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will wash the feet of young refugees at a Rome center for asylum seekers on Holy Thursday. The Mass of the Lord’s Supper with the Holy Father will take ...

Pope Francis blessed an inmate during the foot-washing at Holy Thursday Mass at Rebibbia prison in Rome in 2015. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters) Listen If you’re looking forward to seeing ...

All heck broke out last week on Twitter when a woman admitted (in a since-deleted tweet) that she doesn’t wash her legs in the shower. Naturally, this ignited a firestorm of hot takes and debates, ...

— -- In what has become an annual tradition for Pope Francis, the pontiff marked Holy Thursday by washing the feet of 12 inmates in a Rome prison. Francis traveled to Rebibbia Prison today to ...