Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Sunday strongly defended the practice of ‘guru puja’ observed by a section of people, saying that “offering flowers at the feet of ...

Thursday was the annual washing of the feet for Archbishop Gregory Aymond. For at least 10 years, he's been going to Orleans Justice Center and washing the feet of inmates on Holy Thursday.

Bishop David Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh administers Holy Communion to the inmates during a Mass and foot-washing ceremony at Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Christian monks and friars walk in procession around the Stone of Anointing during the Washing of the Feet ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 17, 2025.

Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.

News Staten Island parish celebrates ‘Washing of the Feet’ ritual during Holy Thursday Catholic Mass Updated: Mar. 31, 2024, 12:09 a.m. | Published: Mar. 29, 2024 ...

The Episcopalian Community of Christ Church in Redondo Beach hosted a washing of the feet ceremony on Holy Thursday. Christians mimic this act of servitude by Jesus who washed the feet of his 12 ...

The Holy Thursday foot-washing ceremony is a hallmark of every Holy Week and recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at their last supper together before he was crucified.

Pope Francis washes and kisses the feet of 12 women inmates of the Rebibbia prison in the outskirts of Rome on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024, a ritual meant to emphasize his vocation of service ...

Pope Francis on Holy Thursday washed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Roman prison, notably excluding men from the ritual, telling detainees to never tire of asking for God’s forgiveness.

The Holy Thursday foot-washing ceremony is a hallmark of every Holy Week and recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at their last supper together before he was crucified.