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Pope Francis leads Via Crucis seen through the eyes of children

April 03, 2021

Pope Francis presides at the Stations of the Cross outside St. Peter’s Basilica, April 2, 2021. Image ©Vatican Media CNA Staff, Apr 2, 2021 / 03:00 pm MT (CNA).- Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross, featuring meditations prepared by children, at the Vatican on Good Friday evening. With Italy still facing coronavirus restrictions,

The Good Friday tradition of the ‘Last Words of Christ’

April 02, 2021

Some sources trace the tradition back to Peruvian Jesuit priest Francisco del Castillo, who in 1660 preached for three hours on Good Friday, comparing the sufferings of Christ with the sufferings of the slaves and indigenous people.

Holy Week: When the Church Takes Up the Cross

March 30, 2021

The Cross is the sign of God's love. When Jesus says, "Take up your cross and follow me," he's also asking us to offer our difficulties to him and pointing us to those others with whom we share the Cross.

Pope Francis: the Church offers truth and comfort, despite attempts to discredit it

March 31, 2018

The Church is 'a model of altruism, an ark of salvation and a source of certainty and truth,' the Pope said

Despite new law, some Irish pubs will remain closed on Good Friday

March 14, 2018

Some Irish pubs are keeping up old traditions and refusing to open on Good Friday

Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/03/18

March 13, 2018

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April 20, 2017

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Victory belongs to one who triumphs over self, not others, says papal preacher

April 14, 2017

The Cross is 'the irreversible 'yes' to love, truth and goodness', says Fr Cantalamessa

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