The cast of a new Passion Play, titled ‘The Cross of Decision,’ assembles at St. John the Baptist Church in Larksville for a recent rehearsal with their director, the Rev. Gerald Gurka.

The deafening clang of hammer on metal echoes through the cavernous sanctuary at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. The ...

Scenes from West Islip as St. John the Baptist debuted its new turf infield in a CHSAA baseball game against St. Edmund Prep on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr. Angelino ...

This vivid work, which had its premiere on Good Friday 1724, brings an experimental spirit to its arresting musical ...

Mumbai: Christians observed Good Friday with prayers and processions reenacting the 'Way of the Cross' or the 'Stations of ...

In John’s Passion, the women—Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Jesus, and the “daughters of Jerusalem,” who mourn as Jesus carries his cross—are not distant bystanders. They are present, standing ...

Towering over Lafayette Square in the Historic District, the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist's Gothic towers should lure in any architecture buff. The original cathedral was established ...

Around 20,000 people gathered in Trafalgar Square on Good Friday for two epic performances of the Passion of Jesus, performed by the Wintershall Theatre, with a cast of more 100 actors in stunning ...

A unique Passion nativity scene, with some parts dating back to the 19th century is now on display in the Church of St James in Jihlava.

Fans of relaxed, grandiose, soothing chorales will have to look elsewhere. There were even moments when this St John Passion seemed to cry out for a latter-day subtitle: Pontius Pilate, or the Perils ...

This Friday is Jumaa’ al Hazeeneh (Arabic for Good Friday), and to Palestinian Christians this phrase is pregnant with ...