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SEVILLE, Spain — Each spring, for one week, Seville transforms. The scent of orange blossoms mixes with heady incense. Booming drums and soaring brass bands echo down narrow streets. Gilded floats ...

A Berkshire town is preparing to embrace its medieval links with north-west Spain with a celebration of an ancient pilgrimage. Reading is the official start point of the English leg of the famous ...

The English leg of the route starts in Reading's Abbey Quarter A Berkshire town is preparing to embrace its medieval links with north-west Spain with a celebration of an ancient pilgrimage. Reading is ...

This Easter Sunday, as Christians around the world rejoice in the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ, President Donald J. Trump stands as a fierce defender of the Christian faith. From his first ...

Penitents from the La Paz brotherhood parade in the Palm Sunday procession in Seville, Spain, on March 29. Many of the participants in Semana Santa processions wear traditional costumes that include ...

In Seville, Spain, the pageantry of centuries-old Holy Week processions continues to attract both the faithful and the curious. Fifty years ago, Spain was about 90% Catholic. Now it's less than half.