Clergymen process during the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday outside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, March 29, 2024. (OSV News/Gonzalo Fuentes) Good Friday begins in silence. The presider lies ...

The Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on April 18 opened in silence, as Cardinal Gugerotti processed to the altar to lie prostrate before the crucifix for one minute. Father Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, ...

Readings: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1—19:42 Robert Frost wrote a poem comparing thought to love. Of course, we cannot choose between the two. We must both think and love.

Two days before Easter, many Christians around the world will commemorate Good Friday. It's part of Holy Week, which leads up to Easter Sunday. But what is it? "Good Friday has been, for centuries now ...