The Stations of the Cross, also called the "Way of the Cross," or "Via Crucis," refers to the devotional prayer practice that commemorates the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The ...

Christians gathered outside a prayer garden at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Friday to recall Jesus’ journey to the cross. While unseasonably cold weather led some inside for the Good Friday ...

EWTN “My Jesus, it was not Pilate, no, it was my sins that condemned you to die.” St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) composed the meditations for these beloved Way of the Cross. EWTN Marion Mulhall of ...

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 ...

Begun as a Catholic tradition, the Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross, allows Christians around the world to meditate on the 14 stations of the cross. It is a tradition that is ...

Veronica wipes the face of Jesus in this representation of the sixth Station of Cross at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southwestern France. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Over the last three years, I ...

Praying the 14 Stations of the Cross is a devotion of hope. It's about walking a spiritual journey with Jesus Christ on His last day on Earth. "It is actually called the Way of the Cross, so we're ...

The Lenten season is upon Catholics. To mark the beginning of the Lenten season, or the 40-day period prior to Easter, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island held a Stations of the Cross prayer service in ...

Parishioners, families, and friends of St. John the Baptist parish gathered on Friday, April 3 to commemorate the Holy Day of Good Friday. Upwards of 100 or more people across four generations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 21—Close to 200 local Catholics once again began their Easter weekend on Good Friday, April 18, by watching as Centralia's St ...

Jody Roy remembers hearing how her aunt was removed from the family home as a child and taken to a Jesuit-run residential school years ago. The girl's long hair was cut, Native clothing discarded and ...

A man in Kyiv, Ukraine, mourns his mother, who was killed when an intercepted missile hit a residential building March 17, 2022, during Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine. (CNS photo/Thomas Peter, ...