The feet washing ceremony at the school symbolises service, respect and caring. Pope Francis once kissed political leaders’ feet as a gesture of displaying humility, service and a plea for peace.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From his wheelchair, 87-year-old Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women, who are inmates at a prison in Rome, during ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A high school in Robertson County is facing First Amendment questions after hosting a religious event for student athletes during ...

Wilmington Town Square Park became the setting for a Holy Week ritual on Thursday, April 6, with priests from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church washing the feet of attendees. Holy Thursday’s ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis traveled to a prison near Rome to wash the feet of a dozen inmates, a Holy Thursday ritual that symbolizes humility and highlights his papacy’s attention to those on ...

One of the most-read traditionalist blogs, “Rorate Caeli,” reacted to the foot-washing ceremony by declaring the death of Benedict’s eight-year project to correct what he considered the botched ...

(CNN) — Pope Francis on Thursday has washed the feet of 12 women at a prison in Rome during a ceremony emphasizing humility. It is the first time the pope has washed the feet of women only during the ...

Pope Francis washed the feet of former mafiosi on Thursday in a prison known for housing inmates who have informed on old mobster allies. The closed-door visit to Paliano prison outside Rome saw the ...

For many homeless people, life on the streets is hard on the feet. Yet the Friday before Easter I witnessed a group of religious volunteers here doing something that I never thought imaginable—washing ...

A high school in Robertson County is facing First Amendment questions after hosting a religious event for student athletes during practice — a move one organization is calling “unconstitutional” and ...