The season of Lent contains many devotional customs, but few of them compare to the seriousness or popularity of the Stations of the Cross. As the heart reflects on the Lord Jesus’ passion in the 14 ...

The Stations of the Cross, also called the "Way of the Cross," or "Via Crucis," refers to the devotional prayer practice that commemorates the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The ...

Begun as a Catholic tradition, the Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross, allows Christians around the world to meditate on the 14 stations of the cross. It is a tradition that is ...

From the earliest days of the church, a favored devotion of Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem was to retrace the via dolorosa, the “path of sorrow” that Jesus walked on his journey to Calvary. St.

Walking the Via Dolorosa, the “Way of Suffering,” was a life-changing experience for me. It was daybreak, and Jerusalem’s Old City was still and silent as we made our way through the narrow stone ...

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Apr 7, 2023 / 14:05 pm The meditations and prayers for the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum on Good Friday this year come from the testimonies of victims of ...