Hundreds of faithful walked solemnly Friday with actors portraying Jesus and his mother, Mary, marking one of the holiest of days in Christianity — Good Friday. Jesus, played by Jose Vital, a member ...

St. Monica Church in Carpentersville held its traditional live reenactment of the Passion of the Christ Friday. The 15 Stations of the Cross, which follow the story leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion in ...

This Sunday’s Exaltation of the Holy Cross did not historically come about to focus on Christ’s passion but to reflect on the ...

Jesus likely died from excessive blood loss, said Dr. Timothy Millea, an orthopedic surgeon from Bettendorf, Iowa. He is pictured giving a presentation titled “The Passion and Crucifixion: A Medical ...

The faithful around the world observe Good Friday on Friday, April 7, 2023. Good Friday is the "most solemn day of the year" for Christians, according to the CatholicLink website and many other ...

Frank Schilling stood at the highest point at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in St. John on Good Friday overlooking the prayer trail where the Stations of the Cross were being led by the Most Rev.

The Passion of the Christ, the re-enactment Friday of Jesus’ suffering from trial to crucifixion, drew families, office workers, schoolchildren off for Good Friday and others. Toddlers climbed atop ...

LEADER: Lord Jesus, as we follow your steps on the day you died for us, spiritually unite us with the reality of your suffering and death, so that we can know you better, love you more, and imitate ...

NEWTOWN >> In a moving retelling of the Good Friday and Easter story, seventh graders at Saint Andrew School in Newtown re-enacted the 14 Stations of the Cross during two performances inside the ...

Long ago, before the mid-eighth century, John of Damascus gave voice to the way the Greek church fathers approached the cross: “We venerate the Cross of Christ, by which the power of the demons and ...

Leonardo da Vinci never painted a crucifixion scene. Painting was not his only love, and he only worked in the medium in response to commissions. But like other artists of the Renaissance, he did ...