The History of the Stations of the Cross
During Lent, the faithful practise the devotion of the Stations of the Cross. Prof MICHAEL OGUNU explains the history and...
Good Friday
Good Friday Pilgrimage to Bless Proposal for Mountain Crucifix
Christians in the Eastern Cape will make a Good Friday pilgrimage in support of plans for a huge crucifix proposed...
The Victory of the Cross Over Death
The Cross, which we behold in a special way on Good Friday, was used as a method of capital punishment by many societies, including the Romans, from about the 6th century BC to the 4th century AD. Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor, abolished it in his empire in AD 337, out of veneration for Jesus Christ, the most famous victim of crucifixion.
Extraordinary Peruvian Sculptors Carve Way of The Cross
A grim-faced Pontius Pilate stares straight ahead, while Jesus, bound with rope, stands beside him, head down. Jesus turns a...
Chaldean Patriarch Supports Holy Week Peace March in Iraq
The Chaldean Catholic patriarch is supporting a more than 80-mile peace march during Holy Week to urge an end to...
Via Crucis: French woman’s meditations highlight victory of love
A French biblical scholar not only wrote the meditations to guide Pope Francis’ 2017 celebration of the Via Crucis at...
Good Friday Collection Aids Church in Holy Land
As Catholics commemorate Jesus’ passion on Good Friday, the Vatican is asking them to support the Church in the Holy...
Pope’s Via Crucis: Prayers for all those who Suffer
By Cindy Wooden – When he told Pope Francis that writing the meditations for the papal Way of the Cross service...
What’s the Point of Fasting?
God commanded it, Jesus practiced it, Church Fathers have preached the importance of it – fasting is a powerful and...
