Christians begin their day, activities and prayers with the Sign of the Cross. It strengthens us in temptations and difficulties. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

An ecclesiastical holy year is meant to have an influence, to give added meaning, to everything the Catholic Church does over ...

According to tradition, a part of the Holy Cross was discovered by the mother of the emperor Constantine, St. Helen, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 326. A fifth century account describes this ...

Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering -- it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside ...

COMMENTARY: The brave witness of Archbishop Shevchuk and Jimmy Lai during this Holy Week leads to a ‘Via Lucis’ ...

The Catholic Church opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia, but it also doesn’t support treatments that prolong suffering in the face of unavoidable death. A scholar of global Catholicism ...

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith. Believers observe the day by fasting and ...

Many Christians attend church services on Ash Wednesday and receive ashes on their forehead in the sign of the cross. In the early ... serving as the culmination of Holy Week, which includes ...