Holy Saturday
Mexican artisans create ‘Judas’ figures for others to burn
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — April 10, 2023
At the annual “Burning of Judas” celebration, people across Mexico gather in public plazas to destroy colorful figures made as symbolic embodiments of evil. Filled with satirical humor, the festivity is not associated with the Holy Week celebrations led by the Catholic Church in this mostly Catholic country.
In Easter vigil homily, Pope Francis invites Catholics to set out ‘on new paths’
By Claire Giangravé — April 3, 2021
(RNS) — The pope reprised one of his favorite themes, urging the church to follow Christ to the peripheries.
As a pandemic peaks at Christianity’s Easter climax, churches adapt online
By Alejandra Molina and Emily McFarlan Miller — April 9, 2020
(RNS) — Social distancing measures have caused radical dislocations for a holiday that is at once one of the most mystical and most hands-on in world religion.
Thousands of Christians expected for rapturous Holy Fire ceremony
By Yonat Shimron — April 12, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) The ceremony is described by Orthodox Christians as a 'miracle' that occurs each year on Holy Saturday, the day preceding Easter, as a fire rises from the slab of stone where Jesus’ body was laid.
What did Jesus do on Holy Saturday?
By Daniel Burke — April 2, 2012
(RNS) Every Christian knows the story: Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. But what did he do on Saturday? That question has spurred centuries of debate, perplexed theologians as learned as St. Augustine and prodded some Christians to advocate for amending an ancient creed. By Daniel Burke.
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