According to the Bible, Jesus was forced to carry a massive, wooden cross through the city to Golgotha, or Calvary, about 2,650 feet away. The Bible does not specify how long Jesus carried the cross, ...

For those Christian communions who closely observe the church calendar, it is now the season of Lent. That, of course, began with the observance of Ash Wednesday. The season will culminate in the ...

The Way of the Cross, also known as the Stations of the ... knights and pilgrims began to follow the route of Christ's way to Calvary. This devotion spread throughout Europe and was promulgated ...

With what little strength he had left and unable to drink water, Mary's firstborn son arrived at Calvary ... who betrayed Jesus, die? When Jesus was already crucified on the cross, one of the ...

THIS year's "Traslacion," or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross toward Calvary for his crucifixion — again reminded us of the serious ...