“An angel comforting Jesus before his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane,” Carl Bloch, 1873 (Wikimedia Commons) “He knew. He had to have known.” A parishioner, recently returned from the Holy Land, ...

Readings: Matthew 21:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippian 2:6-11 Mathew 26:14, 27:66 Palm Sunday is the most disjointed day of the church’s year. Its liturgy begins so joyfully only to conclude most woefully ...

Oscar-winning actor-director Mel Gibson is in Italy working on a film on the passion of Christ at the Cinecittà studios. The movie focuses on the last hours of Christ's life and stars Jim Caviezel ...

The fasting, penance and silence of Lent naturally pave the way for the proper reception of both sacramental confession and Communion. Francesco Novelli - Amad. Gabrieli, “The Sacrament of Penance” ...

Playing Jesus meant a world of torment for Jim Caviezel, who stars in Mel Gibson's ferociously violent "The Passion of the Christ." Caviezel dangled nearly naked on a cross in bone-chilling winds ...

MUMBAI: Good Friday March 29 will witness several sorrowful processions where Christians will re-enact Jesus Christ's journey towards crucifixion. People of other faiths are also moved to tears as ...

Mumbai: Good Friday will witness several sorrowful processions where Christians will re-enact Jesus Christ’s journey towards crucifixion. People of other faiths are also moved to tears as they witness ...