Holy Wednesday, according to the Church, is dedicated to the memory of the sinful woman who repented, believed in Christ, and anointed His feet with myrrh. On the afternoon of the same day, the ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has performed the ancient Maundy Thursday feet washing ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral for the first time in 400 years. The Archbishop, assisted by chief clergymen ...

Washing feet, with its deep spiritual symbolism, is one of several ways Catholics in Rome are welcoming the many pilgrims ...

Pope Francis washes the feet of inmates at the Civitavecchia prison in Civitavecchia, Italy, April 14, 2022. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Pope Francis shocked many Catholics when he first performed the foot-washing ritual on women and ... four women and eight men took part in the ceremony on Thursday. Among the women were an Italian ...

A group of 16 high schoolers and their three chaperones from Melbourne, Australia, take part in the feet-washing rite as part of a jubilee pilgrimage to Rome, Tuesday, March 24, 2025. (photo ...