Walking the Via Dolorosa, the “Way of Suffering,” was a life-changing experience for me. It was daybreak, and Jerusalem’s Old City was still and silent as we made our way through the narrow stone ...

The season of Lent contains many devotional customs, but few of them compare to the seriousness or popularity of the Stations of the Cross. As the heart reflects on the Lord Jesus’ passion in the 14 ...

A strange and eclectic range of activities takes place across these few weeks of the year. Some enjoy the season of hot cross buns and egg-shaped chocolates; others forgo such luxuries during daylight ...

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, is Ash Wednesday, a holy day that marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is a 40-day season in the Christian calendar (excluding Sundays) that serves as a time of repentance, ...

People, including refugees, representing different parts of the world carry the cross in procession as they near the end of the Good Friday Way of the Cross service at Rome's Colosseum April 7, 2023.

A tableau from the Stations of the Cross at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Manhattan (Courtesy of author) What do a professional mime, a 7-year-old girl and a recent college graduate have in common?

The Stations of the Cross, also called the Way of the Cross, is a contemporary devotional practice based on historic pilgrimages to the Holy Land. While the devotion may be practiced without ...

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.

After more than 40 years only three people knew the artifacts existed: A man in California, his mother in Texas and a woman storing them in her Southwest Portland home. Kate Chester had been given the ...

Sacred Heart Church in Allentown and Holy Infancy Roman Catholic Church in Bethlehem held Living Stations of the Cross on Friday, April 7, 2023. Hundreds came out to see the reenactment that ...

We walk the Via Crucis listening to your suffering reflected in that of our brothers and sisters who have suffered and still suffer from the lack of peace in the world. Lord Jesus, you are “our peace” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christian pilgrims attend the Good Friday procession during the Holy Week. ILIA YEFIMOVICH/dpa Thousands of pilgrims joined the ...