“‘It is finished’; and he bowed his head and handed over his spirit.” On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to ...

The Church also teaches that Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence. For Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59, one full meal and two small meals are recommended. All Catholics older ...

in an interview with RNS on Friday (Jan. 17). “Pope Francis is not criticizing Israel as a whole or the Jewish people as a whole but just pointing to the action of this government,” he added.

Francis tells journalists: “My health is a bit fickle, I have this knee problem that brings out problems with walking.” At the Vatican’s Good Friday service, the pope does not lay prostrate ...