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Good Friday, Death, and Christian Life
Mary weeps at the foot of the cross, and we weep with her. But we also must not stop there. For beyond the cross of […]
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Pectoral cross of Benedict XVI stolen from Bavarian church
Pope Benedict XVI at the World Family Meeting in Milan with Cardinal Angelo Scola on June 4, 2012. / Credit: CNA/World Meeting of Families 2012
CNA Newsroom, Jun 20, 2023 / 12:30 pm (CNA).
A pectoral cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict X… […]
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Pope Francis donates relic of the true cross for King Charles’ coronation
A fragment on the true cross on which Jesus was condemned to death. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA
Washington D.C., Apr 19, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA).
Thanks to a gift from Pope Francis to King Charles III, two pieces of the true cross on which Jesus was cruc… […]
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Cross-shaped pier a fitting replacement for one destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Ocean Grove, N.J.
The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association raised $2 million to rebuild their pier after it was wrecked by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. It is in the shape of a cross to honor God. / Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
Boston, Mass., Apr 15, 2023 / 0… […]
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Pope Francis’ advice for Holy Week: Look to the cross, our hope is there
Pope Francis greets pilgrims from the pope mobile in St. Peter’s Square on April 5, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA
Vatican City, Apr 5, 2023 / 09:53 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has offered advice for how to have a fruitful Holy Week, urging people to foc… […]
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Courageous grandmother who led fight to stop removal of cross from plaza in Spain dies
Teresa Agulló, defender of the Cross of Callosa de Segura in Spain. / Credit: Platform in Defense of the Cross of Callosa de Segura
ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 27, 2023 / 12:30 pm (CNA).
Teresa Agulló Cayuelas, a woman who was fined for her efforts t… […]
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Catholic priest from Ukraine gives Pope Francis cross made out of war rubble
Father Vyacheslav Grynevych gave Pope Francis with a cross made out of broken glass and rubble from destroyed buildings in Kyiv on Feb. 21, 2023. / Photo courtesy of Father Vyacheslav Grynevych
Rome Newsroom, Feb 23, 2023 / 04:45 am (CNA).
Fath… […]
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St. John the Baptist, prophet of Advent and preacher of repentance
Readings: • Isa 11:1-10 • Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 • Rom 15:4-9 • Mt 3:1-12 If you saw John the Baptist preaching on a street corner, what might you think of him? He would […]
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Unlocking the mystery of relics
There have been some reports in the news lately about relics arriving on U.S. soil. On April 3, a relic of Blessed Carlos Acutis, the first millennial to be beatified, arrived in New York. The […]
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St. Anselm, Joseph Ratzinger, and the Atonement
In his 2013 book The Father’s Will: Christ’s Crucifixion and the Goodness of God (Oxford University Press), Fr. Nicholas E. Lombardo, O.P., launched several severe critiques against St. Anselm’s model of the atonement. “Anselm’s solution […]