There are many theories as to why the day that remembers Jesus’ death on the cross is known as Good Friday. One school of thought is that Good Friday stems from the words “God’s Friday”, while others understand “good” in the sense of “observed as holy”. According to yet anothe...
Good Friday also marks the end of lent, a 40-day period that honors what Christians believe was Jesus's 40 days of fasting in the desert. Another procession started at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint James and continued over the Brooklyn Bridge. Hundreds of the faithful walked the s...
Christians walk the Way of the Cross procession that commemorates Jesus Christ’s last day, on Good Friday, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) 9 of 27 | Christians walk the Way of the Cross procession that commemorates Jesus Christ’s cruci...
Communities join together to carry the cross in Good Friday processionALF McCREARY RELIGION CORRESPONDENT
This Good Friday was the first time a pontiff was a no-show at the Colosseum Way of the Cross procession since 2005. Then, a weakened and ailing St. John Paul II, eight days before his death, silently watched the Way of the Cross ritual on TV at his apartment in the Apostolic Palace...
The Spaniards made a show of having processions and mass celebrations to entice Filipinos to embrace Christianity. This marked the origins of the Good Friday observance in the Philippines. timeanddate.com has more information onhow Good Friday is observed globallyandhow the Easter date is ...
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Black Friday, Great Friday, Holy Friday, Karfreitag, Langfredag, Long Friday, Pitkäperjanti, Sorrowful Friday, Viernes Santo Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the Friday before Easter (for more on crucifixion, see alsoCross). Known as "Good Friday," this day of observa...
Once a year, on “Good Friday”, Malta holds impressive sad processions like many other Christian countries. The most impressive one is the procession which takes place in Valletta, the capital of Malta. In this day, all restaurants, coffee houses and entertainment places are closed. ...
The Filipino villager was nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea. (AP Photo/Gerard V. Carreon) Read Mor...