Today Benedict XVI turns 95!

Jasjot Singh

Today, April 16, Holy Saturday, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI turns 95, and in three days the anniversary of his election in 2005 as the successor of Saint Peter will also be remembered. Benedict XVI, whose baptismal name is Joseph Ratzinger, was born in Marktl am Inn, in the Diocese of […]

Via Crucis: what is it and how is it done?

Jasjot Singh

On Good Friday, Catholics usually participate in the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) in which Christ’s path is spiritually traveled to Mount Calvary, while carrying the cross to be crucified. The Via Crucis also receives the names of Stations of the Cross, Way of the Cross and Via Dolorosa, […]

Today is Holy Wednesday, the day of betrayal

Jasjot Singh

Today, Holy Wednesday, Lent concludes and, at the same time, the first part of Holy Week, the Big Week, ends. Tomorrow, Thursday, the Easter Triduum begins, the core of the Church’s celebrations. On this day the darkest episode in the life of Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, is remembered. […]