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The Stations of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, April 15, 2022.

Pope Francis to write meditations for Good Friday Way of the Cross for the first time

Mar 26, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

The reflection will be based on the theme “In Prayer with Jesus on the Way of the Cross.” Read more

“Christ Carrying the Cross” by Titian (1490–1576).

Vatican announces art contest for Stations of the Cross to be displayed in St. Peter’s Basilica

Dec 29, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican has announced an art competition in which your paintings can be displayed inside of St. Peter’s Basilica. Read more

Part of the planned Stations of the Cross prayer trail in Genoa Township, Michigan.

Michigan township can’t ban Catholic group’s Stations of the Cross, court rules

Sep 12, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

A three-judge panel on Monday sided with Catholic Healthcare International and barred Genoa Township from obstructing CHI’s religious displays. Read more

Pilgrims gather for the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday, April 3, 2015.

Here are the meditations for the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on Good Friday 2023

Apr 7, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The meditations and prayers for the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum on Good Friday this year come from... Read more

Pope Francis prays the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on Good Friday, April 14, 2017.

Vatican: Pope Francis will not attend Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum due to cold weather

Apr 7, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The pope’s canceled Good Friday appearance comes one week after he was hospitalized for three nights in Rome’s Gemelli hospital,... Read more

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5 ways to solemnly celebrate Good Friday

Apr 7, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

As the Church mourns, Catholics are also called to solemnly observe this holy day. Read more

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN.

Why the Stations of the Cross were a daily devotion for Mother Angelica

Mar 25, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

It is tradition for Catholics to participate in the Stations of the Cross during Lent. But for EWTN foundress Mother... Read more

The Way of the Cross in a parish of the Archdiocese of Managua, Nicaragua.

Dictatorship in Nicaragua bans Stations of the Cross in the streets

Feb 28, 2023

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Nicaraguan dictatorship has prohibited holding the Stations of the Cross in the streets the same week Ortega accused the... Read more

The crucifix depicting the 12th station of South America's largest Stations of the Cross in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, in Argentina.

South America’s largest Stations of the Cross turns 80

Jan 14, 2023

By CNA Staff

The largest Stations of the Cross in South America, located in the city of Tandil in the Buenos Aires province... Read more

A detail of Timothy P. Schmalz's fourth station: Jesus meets his mother.

Life-size Stations of the Cross to be ‘tool for evangelization’ at Disney World

Sep 18, 2022

By Katie Yoder

“The passion now has become my passion,” says sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz, who is creating an ambitious presentation of the... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, April 14, 2019.

Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week 2022 at the Vatican unveiled

Mar 21, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The pope will once again preside over the Via Crucis at the Colosseum on Good Friday. Read more

St. Peter’s Basilica.

Catholics invited to pray Stations of the Cross in St. Peter’s Basilica in Lent

Mar 2, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

The devotions will be accompanied by paintings of Christ’s Passion by an Italian artist Read more

One of the stations of the cross at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Sudbury, Ontario.

Canadian Catholic diocese aims to repair defaced Stations of the Cross

Jun 30, 2020

A Canadian diocese said it will aim to repair six statues whose heads and arms were cut off in an... Read more

Stations of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum April 19, 2019.

At Colosseum Stations of the Cross, Pope Francis prays for abused minors

Apr 19, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis’ prayer at Good Friday’s Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum included a plea for abused youth and... Read more

Pope Francis shows the Way of the Cross meditations he keeps in his pocket, Jan. 30, 2019.

Pope Francis says he loves to pray the Way of the Cross

Jan 30, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Everyone should pray the Stations of the Cross, Pope Francis said Wednesday, revealing that he always has with him a... Read more

Pope Francis arrives to meet with youth at Kasarani stadium in Kenya on Nov. 27, 2015.

Full text of Pope Francis' powerful, unscripted talk with Kenya's youth

Nov 27, 2015

An impassioned Pope Francis went off-the-cuff in a vast, widespread speech to Kenyan youth, touching on challenging topics such as... Read more

The eleventh Station of the Cross, from the Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, Norwood, Ohio.

Italian bishop to offer Good Friday Way of the Cross meditations at Colosseum

Mar 10, 2015

By Andrea Gagliarducci

The bishop who preached the final Lenten spiritual exercises for St. John Paul II has been chosen to prepare meditations... Read more