On Sunday Pope Francis spoke about the sacrifice of the cross, explaining how as followers of Christ we must embrace suffering, because it is through the suffering and death of Christ that his love is ...

Is the cross no more than a bauble hung on a chain around your neck? An architectural feature on top of religious buildings? An ancient symbol with no practical significance today? A reminder of how ...

The spot is two miles south and three-quarters of a mile west of the farmhouse, a stretch of country road that Ana has always hated because of its sugar sand, so often found south of the Arkansas ...

Christians celebrate Holy Week and Easter to mark the most significant event in human history: the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is God’s mulligan to humanity. The phrase Holy ...

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COMMENTARY: Wrestling with the mystery of death and the suffering of innocents can draw us deeper into the meaning of ...

The following story may partially clarify the subject we want to discuss here. A wealthy man had two sons. The older one was gentle, industrious and obedient. The younger one, to the contrary, was ...

Pope Francis touches a cross made with tools during his visit to a building of the industrial area of the Vatican where he celebrated Mass, Friday, July 7, 2017. (Credit: L’Osservatore Romano/Pool ...

Editor’s Note: The Seven Last Words, taped at EWTN April 11, will be broadcast on Good Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern, hosted by Father Raymond J. de Souza. On Good Friday, Catholics keep the custom of the ...

MISSOURI CITY, Texas (KTRK) -- On Good Friday, Israel Uvalle is hoping to remind many out there of the true meaning of Easter. "I've been doing it since 2007," he said. "Every year I make a new cross.

Before Mass begins, I try to converse with whoever might be standing in the back of church. On a weekday without school, that might only be the altar servers. I often ask, “What have you got planned ...