According to tradition, a part of the Holy Cross was discovered by ... the Wood of the Cross.' Adoration or veneration of an image or representation of Christ's cross does not mean that we ...

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Veneration of the Holy Cross on Sunday. Services include a special veneration of the Cross, which prepares the faithful for the commemoration of ...

According to tradition, Thierry of Alsace, Count of Flanders, brought several drops of Christ's blood from Jerusalem during a ...

On August 24, 1873, William Henry Jackson acquired the first proof of the Mount of the Holy Cross' existence. It took two days to acquire the photo. Jackson began his ascent of Mount Notch ...

At this veneration we sing: “Before Thy Cross, we bow down, O Master, and Thy Holy Resurrection we glorify.” The Church presents the Cross to the faithful in the middle of the Forty Days in order by ...

Five new priests were ordained at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. “As priests we must cultivate a shepherd’s heart filled with compassion and empathy,” said Cardinal Sean O’Malley ...

Public veneration of the cross on Good Friday became increasingly common outside of the Holy Land, and this ritual was observed in Rome in the eighth century. During the medieval period ...

The Holy Father explained that in these three works, the “first attempts to legitimize the veneration of sacred ... “Is the wood of the cross not material and the ink with which the Book ...

We may not have another minute. So let us use this minute which the Lord gives us: "Thy Cross, O Lord, we venerate and Thy Holy Resurrection we glorify." Third Sunday of Lent: Veneration of the Holy ...

Holy Family School held its annual Living Stations of the Cross at St. Ann’s Chapel in Phoenixville Wednesday. Student Cole Tyrell played the part of Jesus in the reenactment of the story of the ...

Catholic faithful from various parts of the Philippines begin Good Friday, April 18, by participating in the Via Crucis or the Way of the Cross. The Seven Last Words is a Holy Week practice that ...

Good Friday is one of the days of Holy Week, the week leading up to ... the passion of Jesus Christ from the Gospels and veneration of the cross. Protestant denominations often host special ...