They didn’t spread to Rome until the twelfth century. The purpose of Holy Week is to reenact, relive, and participate in the passion of Jesus Christ.

During Palm Sunday Mass, the Gospel account of the Passion of Christ is announced, with the priest, deacon, readers and congregation reading aloud, respectively, the responses of Christ, the ...

Nestled on 30 acres in St. John, the Shrine of Christ’s Passion takes nearly 200,000 visitors annually on a walk chronicling the steps of Jesus’ last journey before being crucified.

My name is David Jelmark from Plateau State. I grew up in a family of seven. My father was a retired military officer. I got ...

The priests of the only entirely Christian town in the West Bank issued a joint appeal for an end to “the ongoing and grave ...

The Gourmand Awards are the only international competition dedicated to publications on food and drink cultures.

Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of the Catholic Diocese of Cabinda in Angola has encouraged pastoral agents in his ...

Young adults Kate Braunstein, Olivia Nolan and Veronica Menna enjoy each other’s company at the Holy Grounds Coffeehouse at ...

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s use of the optional Mass during Ordinary Time should spur priests worldwide to do the same.

Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

Those the church rejected were composed much later, which, as Pagels knows, automatically raises questions about their ...