At the foot of the cross stands his mother, Mary, with other holy women. Jesus looks at her; then he looks at the disciple whom he loves, and he says to his mother: Woman, behold thy son.

When Jesus on the cross commends himself to the Father’s hands, might we include in that commendation the nascent Church? Include all those who are united by the Holy Spirit to the Lord Jesus?

Two days before Easter Sunday is another important Christian holiday. Known as Good Friday, the holy day commemorates the ...

It’s often called Holy Friday also. But in another sense ... In Jerusalem, they follow the Via Dolorosa, or Way of the Cross. Jesus told his followers, “Whoever wants to be my disciple ...

Jesus is the Victim offered for our sins on the Cross. Jesus is the Sacrifice offered at the Holy Mass For the sins of the world and mine. Jesus is the Word – to be spoken. Jesus is the Truth ...

The holy day, one that commemorates Jesus Christ's agony on the cross, is one of several Christian celebrations that pay homage to the events leading up to the Crucifixion and Christ's miraculous ...

The Rev. Ricky Bevington, 33, was ordained a Catholic priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross on April 26, in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind., ...

Jesus meets his mother on the way of the cross during one of tradiional street plays held across the Philippines during Holy Week. This age-old practice has become a powerful expression of ...

This Friday marks the day that Christians commemorate as the day Jesus was crucified on the cross, to rise again two days later on Easter Sunday.

“Maundy” comes from the Latin word mandatum, or commandment, reflecting Jesus’ words from the New Testament, “I give you a new commandment.” Holy Cross welcomes all to its Easter Vigil ...