Kerry Brown tells me that it was his father who years ago had the idea of building a giant cross in Walnut Shade, north of Branson. It was his father, Dean, who in 2007 formed the nonprofit called ...
Pope Leo XIV leads the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome April 3, 2026. (OSV News photo/Vincenzo Livieri, Reuters) On his first Good Friday as pope, Leo XIV led the Way of the Cross at Rome’s ...
Seen on influencers, pop stars and White House staff, cross necklaces are popping up everywhere. By Misty White Sidell When Arianna Salerno first moved to Washington, D.C., in 2022 to attend Catholic ...
On Friday, I took my rosary with me when I walked. Someone asked me to pray for someone they loved who was sick. My mind wandered over the mysteries and fell upon moments when I had attended to ...
Pope Leo XIV will carry the cross himself through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum on the first Good Friday of his pontificate. It will be the first time that a pope has ...
ROME — Pope Leo XIV lifted a wooden cross and held it aloft from his waist at the start of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking 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 ...
In the fall, Catholics and some other Christian churches celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross. With the feast, Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s life, especially his salvific death on the cross ...
When considering planning preaching for the Sundays surrounding Resurrection Sunday, preachers are often befuddled on how to approach again the yearly celebration of Jesus’ work on the Cross. Charting ...