LEADER: Lord Jesus, as we follow your steps on the day you died for us, spiritually unite us with the reality of your suffering and death, so that we can know you better, love you more, and imitate ...

In the fall, Catholics and some other Christian churches celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross. With the feast, Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s life, especially his salvific death on the cross ...

Sunday, Aug. 30, is the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; Romans 12:1-2; and Matthew 16:21-27. Even though every Christian church we enter has a ...

Pope Francis said Wednesday that true freedom is found by opening one’s heart to the grace of Christ. “The truest freedom, that from slavery to sin, flows from the Cross of Christ. We are free from ...

In anticipation of Easter, high-end jewelers advertise gold and bejeweled crosses costing thousands of dollars. This is ironic. The cross of Christ was a horrible torture. The victim of crucifixion ...

The faithful around the world observe Good Friday on Friday, April 7, 2023. Good Friday is the "most solemn day of the year" for Christians, according to the CatholicLink website and many other ...

Reflecting on his recent trip to Kazakhstan, Pope Francis on Wednesday said that offering Mass for the feast of the Holy Cross surrounded by the capital city of Nur-Sultan’s “ultra-modern architecture ...

The death of Christ on the cross is arguably the greatest event in human history, for one simple reason: It is the greatest demonstration of God’s love for us, as also of Christ’s love for us. As Paul ...

Frank Schilling stood at the highest point at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in St. John on Good Friday overlooking the prayer trail where the Stations of the Cross were being led by the Most Rev.

SHENANDOAH — Overlooking a larger-then-life depiction of Christ crucified, Rev. Mark Fesniak celebrated Divine Liturgy Thursday in St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. “As we ...