![Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Celebration of the Lord's Passion at St. Peter's Basilica, April 7, 2023. The Holy Father himself wrote the meditations for the 2024 Way of the Cross at the Vatican. Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Celebration of the Lord's Passion at St. Peter's Basilica, April 7, 2023. The Holy Father himself wrote the meditations for the 2024 Way of the Cross at the Vatican.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240329090312_b06babc975960140f0881cce1dd9e88e1065a6a86fa7516e039f5b35d9929b1e.jpg)
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![Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Celebration of the Lord's Passion at St. Peter's Basilica, April 7, 2023. The Holy Father himself wrote the meditations for the 2024 Way of the Cross at the Vatican. Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Celebration of the Lord's Passion at St. Peter's Basilica, April 7, 2023. The Holy Father himself wrote the meditations for the 2024 Way of the Cross at the Vatican.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240329090312_b06babc975960140f0881cce1dd9e88e1065a6a86fa7516e039f5b35d9929b1e.jpg)
![Thousands take part in the reenactment of the Passion in Paterson, New Jersey, on Good Friday 2023. Thousands take part in the reenactment of the Passion in Paterson, New Jersey, on Good Friday 2023.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240321220320_e172a3a4d368390a67810b95ffee7ce6c6323b37084ca9c88139c3907968828a.jpg)
Following Jesus’ Footsteps: ‘Via Crucis’ Comes Alive on New Jersey Streets
Paterson Diocese offers unique way to pray the Stations of the Cross as a family on Good Friday.
![The Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem traces the footsteps of Christ to the cross. The Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem traces the footsteps of Christ to the cross.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024030116030_0c067445dfc002f82694796d56dc426030bf8ebfadda3162e92ab52f18c73b5a.jpg)
How the Stations of the Cross Changed My Life
Jerusalem’s Old City was still and silent as we made our way through the narrow stone streets, praying and meditating on Jesus’ final journey to Golgotha.
![Holy Mass in Santa Maria Maggiore (St. Mary Major) on Wednesday, February 21st. The church was one of the first built to celebrate the Virgin Mary, and it houses a reliquary said to contain wood from the Holy Crib of the Nativity of Jesus. Holy Mass in Santa Maria Maggiore (St. Mary Major) on Wednesday, February 21st. The church was one of the first built to celebrate the Virgin Mary, and it houses a reliquary said to contain wood from the Holy Crib of the Nativity of Jesus.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240226140240_f70a18dc29676d03c19dfb26281fec5967a8275e55ca73b76245b054e122271e.jpg)
Lent at the Heart of the Church: The Roman Stational Liturgy
Praying at the tombs and places of martyrdom of the saints and martyrs of the early Church throughout Rome truly ‘brings us into a real, living, breathing relationship with the Church through her saints.’
![“Christ Carrying the Cross” by Titian (1490–1576). “Christ Carrying the Cross” by Titian (1490–1576).](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2023122906128_4c0eace9cc02efd99d4ddb693592412958e1d594ab086e2120b94d7084e1a9d1.jpg)
Vatican Announces Art Contest for Stations of the Cross to Be Displayed in St. Peter’s Basilica
The competition is free and open to artists from anywhere in the world.
![Part of the planned Stations of the Cross prayer trail in Genoa Township, Michigan Part of the planned Stations of the Cross prayer trail in Genoa Township, Michigan](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20230912160944_134b521ed81066d13ce853c51693c632498cb017664cab7e72cb7f6f47151a36.jpg)
Michigan Township Can’t Ban Catholic Group’s Stations of the Cross, Court Rules
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit grants an injunction barring Genoa Township from obstructing the religious displays.
![Pope Francis prays the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday, April 14, 2017. Pope Francis prays the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday, April 14, 2017.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20230407100416_f95cac4013eacdb8ae965a803424ed59655218314ddd9a5cfa4398722e69d199.jpg)
Vatican: Pope Francis Will Not Attend Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum Due to Cold Weather
The Holy See Press Office released a statement on April 7 saying that the Pope will follow the meditations for the Way of the Cross from his residence and will join his prayers with those who will gather for the outdoor Roman Holy Week tradition.
![Catholics have long prayed the Way of the Cross during Lent and Holy Week. Catholics have long prayed the Way of the Cross during Lent and Holy Week.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20230327170316_78f6562cd0165442ec93929d82d36c38413778c335f24cf1331b87b9791ff430.jpg)
![Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2023032505034_cab131395bfa9b4fad350152b8345969c13e4b531b6fc018bdc880600cbbc1c8.jpg)
Why the Stations of the Cross Were a Daily Devotion for Mother Angelica
The Stations of the Cross were very meaningful to the foundress of EWTN.
![We prepare for the coming joy of Easter. We prepare for the coming joy of Easter.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200828010840_7d24037cac8d12d04dc6fc80908be6708217844748847bdb0edad3728908a4d8.jpeg)
‘Lent Is a Time of Truth’
‘Open your hearts to understand and sympathize; open your hands to help,’ writes St. John Paul II.