When running the race of life, the best gift we can give ourselves, our family and our community is to slow down. Slowing down does not mean giving up or becoming complacent. The goal of slowing ...

These Easter congregants are taking their Good Friday celebration back to the New Testament. After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, a controversial Good Friday tradition has been resurrected. Eight ...

In the late summer and fall of 2016, central Italy was devastated by several powerful earthquakes. Numerous historic churches and buildings were destroyed in the quakes — including one of the oldest ...

You know them: the fluffy bunnies, fancy bonnets, lemony Peeps, baskets filled with chocolates. And Easter is that, certainly. But there is more. In keeping with the sacred origin of the observance, ...

Eight people in a rural village in the Philippines reenacted the crucifixion of Jesus on Friday. 62-year-old Ruben Enajem has been crucified in the annual event 34 times, AP reported. Catholic leaders ...

The Lenten season is upon Catholics. To mark the beginning of the Lenten season, or the 40-day period prior to Easter, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island held a Stations of the Cross prayer service in ...

SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines — Eight Filipinos were nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ's suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition that draws thousands of devotees and tourists to the ...