While the crucifixion and resurrection command our attention, we must not overlook the profound significance of that silent ...

The thief on the cross next to Jesus waited in suffering for the promise of paradise. So do many of us. When readers thumb through their Bibles for examples of courage, few consider flipping to ...

Let me say it again: the Cross was no accident. It was an appointment. And if God appointed a dying criminal to be the first ...

For more than 20 years, Father Raymond de Souza has preached the “Seven Last Words” devotion, a traditional meditation on the ...

The whole book is told from the perspective of this criminal—already in heaven—looking back on the last day of his life. He walks us through the hours, his crimes, his mocking, his moment of clarity, ...

“A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him” (Lk 23:27).

When did Jesus really die? It is the subject of considerable debate. Historical evidence allows us to pinpoint the exact year ...

The Roman soldiers were stamping so vehemently, you could feel vibrations through the floor. They nailed Jesus to the cross and roughly brought forward two thieves to crucify, one on each side.

On Holy Friday, hundreds of parishioners from Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles church in historic Los Angeles walked ...

Hundreds of Catholic faithful gathered April 18 at Dinajpur Cathedral in Bangladesh to take part in the annual Way of the ...

Soldiers led Jesus through the streets on His way to Golgotha Hill; He was spit upon, mocked and beaten with a whip, until the blood was oozing from His stripes. We think of the p ...