Some scholars believe that medieval miracle plays, which were essentially tableaux of Christ's life, developed from the sculptured representations of the Stations of the Cross in the great Churches.

Eighth Station: Jesus is Helped by Simon the Cyrenian to Carry the Cross Reader ... weep instead for yourselves and for your children, for indeed, the days are coming when people will say ...

Visit the homepage for more information. In the end it was Leonard of Port Maurice or Porto Maurizio (Italy) (1676–1751), a Franciscan of the Riformella, who established what we know as the 14 ...

the Catholic bishops of Florida established a policy compelling Catholic homeschools to have their children “fully participate in the parish based program for sacramental catechesis,” though ...

Pope Francis received a long round of applause at a Vatican summit on Monday after announcing he intends to make children the theme of a new papal document. Titled “Love Them and Protect Them ...

Zac, Ashley, Helene and Dean discuss: Helene’s faith journey, from a “cradle Catholic” and member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps to a mom disillusioned by the church’s sex abuse scandal ...

Home to the Eurostar – which is set within the magnificent St. Pancras station – King’s Cross is often many people’s first impression of our beloved capital. And what was once a bit of a grubby and ...

Excerpts from a speech by Pope Francis to world leaders at the Summit on Children’s Rights held Feb. 3 at the Vatican ... A young woman addresses Pope Francis during a video link with young people ...

Pope Francis and leaders from around the world are meeting at the Vatican this week to discuss the rights of children, including the smallest and most defenseless children — the unborn.

Vice President JD Vance recently cited medieval Catholic theology in justifying the immigration crackdown under President ... Vance posted that the concept is “basic common sense” because one's moral ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Wrapping up a Vatican summit on the rights of children, Pope Francis announced he was going to publish a papal document dedicated to children. He called the Feb. 3 summit venue in ...

If you are a print subscriber ... Jo Ann was the middle of five children — as she will puckishly tell you (inside joke) — and like any middle child of a big Catholic family, she's tough.