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 ...

I would like to continue reflecting on Fleming Rutledge's extraordinary book The Crucifixion, which I consider one of the most insightful theological books of the decade. In a previous article, I drew ...

The Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem begins with commemorating Jesus's condemnation by Pilate in the traditional site of Pilate's Praetorium and ends at the Holy Sepulcher with remembering his interment in ...

The Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross are seven statements that Jesus made while he was being crucified, as recorded in the Gospels. The Seven Sayings — sometimes called the Seven Last Words — are ...

VATICAN CITY (EWTN NEWS/CNA)—The cry of Christ on the cross should remind everyone that God always hears their prayers, even when he seems distant, Pope Benedict XVI said Feb. 8. “Let us bring to God ...

One night when our son was 4 years old, he cried his way out of his bedroom and into the living room: “Daddy, why did Jesus die?” I never knew just why Jesus’ death was on his mind that night. I do ...

When Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” He is not primarily speaking about economic conditions. He is speaking ...

His moments of doubt and temptation attest that we can follow him through our own. In many children’s Bibles, the Son of God swoops in like Superman to save the day. In these clearly mythological ...

When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why ...