The painting, “Christ Carrying the Cross”, from around 1565, had been enlarged in the 18th century, work the Getty’s ...

Hundreds of Catholic faithful gathered April 18 at Dinajpur Cathedral in Bangladesh to take part in the annual Way of the Cross, organized and performed by the youth of the parish to commemorate ...

Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering -- it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside ...

This rite anticipated the bloody sacrifice that Christ accomplished on the cross once and for all on Good Friday for the redemption of the world. The Church continues to offer the sacrifice of the ...

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula described the cross as a symbol of love and hope, an invitation to return to God, ...

Many traditions include self-flagellation or even re-enacting the crucifixion to emulate the suffering of Jesus Christ. View ...

Neil MacGregor continues his series of reflections on uncomfortable images for Lent “I BUY these tuxedoes 30 and 40 at a time ...

The Way of the Cross, also known as the Stations of the Cross, are a way to pray and meditate on Christ's sacrifice for us. It is divided into fourteen stations from the time He was condemned to ...

Instead of reflecting on the single most pivotal moment in human history—the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ—the people ... That is the message of the Cross. That is the hope of Easter.

Mel Gibson's 2004 movie, The Passion of the Christ will finally have a follow ... was severely scourged and then how he went to the cross. Jesus is made fun of, crowned with thorns, and made ...

Helen fell in love with early Italian painting, and in 1927 acquired one of the most beautiful small masterpieces on earth: Duccio’s 1308-11 Temptation of Christ ... about to cross a stream ...