. >>> and, remembering the sacrifice and triumph of holy week on pilgrimage to chimayo, in the mountains of the new mexico desert. >>> major founding is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based family foundation dedicated to founders interest in religion, community development and education. additional funding also provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual, and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. and the corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good have you with us. >>> from palm sunday to easter, western christians have been observing holy week, the most sacred time on their calendar. with special rituals, music and worship services, christians around the world have been commemorating the last days of jesus' life before the crucifixion and then his resurrection. there's been particular attention paid to pope francis and the first holy week of his papacy. many catholics said they were especially moved when francis celebrated the traditional maundy thursday service at a juvenile detentio