Essay: Holy Thursday is a Christian Passover, when we remember who we are
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article published by Religion News Service, says Christians cannot understand the Eucharist unless they understand the Jewish Passover…
Pope opens final Holy Week services, skips Last Supper rite
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis opened the solemn final days of Holy Week with a morning Mass in St Peter’s Basilica but planned to skip the traditional Thursday afternoon service that commemorates Jesus’ Last Supper with His apostles. The Vatican didn’t explain why the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, would preside […]
Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ reopens to public with short wait
Milan, ItalyAP COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper without waiting in line, and with same-day tickets possible. Access to the masterpiece housed inside the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie resumed Tuesday after the second closure of the pandemic, starting […]