Newark Advocate faith columnist Mark Katrick discusses the symbolism, importance and prevalence of the cross during the ...
From the 1200s to the 1700s, the custom of Christian tattooing was prevalent in Europe among peasants, seafarers, soldiers ...
From the Gospel according to John 19:19-20: Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the Cross; it read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews". Many of the Jews read this title, for the place ...
The three-day candle is made of odorless paraffin ... The Carrying of the Cross; The Crucifixion of Jesus; Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross; and the Burial of Jesus. This particular chaplet ...
We sell our faith short, and so we sell our Lent short. At least I do. I have spent most of my life thinking of the faith as ...
“So, this is a biblical moment,” he said. “You know, when Jesus was on the cross, he said, ‘God, forgive them, for they know not what they do.’ All these Negroes who were asking me to ...
For Catholics, the rosary consists of reciting one “Our father” and ten “Hail Mary” prayers, five times over — starting each ...
Holy Week timeline traces the final days of Jesus on Earth, from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. It starts with Jesus entering ...
HeartCry Missionary Society founder and preacher Paul Washer has stressed the importance of personal prayer, warning against ...
A life-size replica of the shroud of Turin is on display in the newly inaugurated Museum of the Holy Face of Jesus. Created ...
St. Joseph's Day altars are on display across the New Orleans area. The St. Joseph Altar or St. Joseph Table is an old ...
From the hushed prayers in a hospital chapel to the flickering candles outside Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis' ...