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"So we've been seeing an uptick of pictures of Pope Francis sales, his pectoral cross. We have 'In memoriam' candles.
That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history that takes us back to the origins of ...
On Good Friday more than 660 years ago, the hot cross bun became part of English culture as well as Catholic history. The origins of the beloved baked treat traditionally made with currants ...
COMMENTARY: The brave witness of Archbishop Shevchuk and Jimmy Lai during this Holy Week leads to a ‘Via Lucis’ ...
Hundreds of Catholics in Chicago commemorated Good Friday with by observing various versions of the Way of the Cross, ...
Vendors in Indonesia sold keychains and fans bearing his image. A message board to the late pope was covered in writings from ...
During the service at Holy Cross Catholic Church, a cross bearer moved from station to station. The community was invited to pray alongside him. “This Stations of the Cross is a little bit ...
"Stations of the Cross: A Native American Catholic Journey of Healing and Reconciliation" was written by a Catholic deacon with Indigenous ancestry and is the first set of stations to incorporate ...
Eventually, the Stations of the Cross became an important catechetical tool, and the popularity of this devotion inspired some of the greatest examples of medieval Christian art. Some scholars ...
In today's Gospel reading, we hear how the disciples were gripped by fear. They were afraid that what had happened to Jesus ...
Nonprofits that work with immigrants mixed the standard Stations of the Cross devotion with prayers for those in South ...