"In 1765, before we had a building, Mass was said in people's ... of the Cross in their local parishes on Fridays during Lent and take a few moments at each station to pray or meditate.

Pope Francis told the estimated 800,000 young people praying the Stations of the Cross together at World Youth Day in Portugal on Friday evening that Jesus can open the windows of the soul and ...

People pray the 97 steps from St. Gregory St. to Holy Cross-Immaculata Church in 2013. The custom of climbing the steps dates back to 1870. It happens every Good Friday, rain or shine. People even ...

MOUNT ADAMS, Ohio (WKRC) - Thousands of people carried on a Cincinnati holy week tradition Friday. The tradition of Praying the Steps began at Holy Cross Immaculata in Mount Adams in the 1850s.

CINCINNATI — People were already gathered at Holy Cross Immaculata in Mount Adams Thursday evening to partake in the Good Friday tradition of "praying the steps." Thousands of people are ...