Articles on this issue "crucifix and cross"
Answered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: When an altar crucifix is used during the celebration of Mass, ought the corpus to be facing …
read moreAnswered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University. Q: When the presider at Mass greets the assembly with the words "The Lord be with you" …
read moreAnswered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University. Q: 1) Is the crucifix essential to the celebration of the Mass? 2) When the priest …
read moreHere is a translation of John Paul II's address at the conclusion of the Stations of the Cross he presided over on Good Friday night at the Colosseum. * * * 1. "Venit hora!" The hour has come! …
read moreThe suffering of Christ in the passion, and that of people today, were recalled in the Stations of the Cross at which John Paul II presided on Good Friday in Rome's Colosseum. The Pope, who …
read moreThousands of people flocked to see relics associated with Christ's death, in a rare display over the weekend at the St. Louis Cathedral. Several of the long-venerated relics -- from pieces of …
read moreMeditations for the Stations of the Cross that John Paul II will lead this Good Friday at the Colosseum are written by a Belgian hermit. The hermit is Father Andrè Louf, born in Leuven in …
read moreThe Pontifical Mission Society for Missionary Childhood has produced a special Missionary Stations of the Cross, uniting the suffering of children with that of Jesus. Inspired by John Paul …
read moreControversy in Italy over a local judge's decision to order the removal of school crucifixes has died down, following intervention by higher authorities to guarantee their presence. Despite …
read moreJewish actress Maia Morgenstern, who plays the role of the Virgin Mary in Mel Gibson's "The Passion," has defended the film in an interview. In the latest issue of The Jewish Journal, …
read moreThe Muslim fundamentalist who appealed to Italian justice to insist that crucifixes be removed from schools is facing prosecution for insulting the Catholic faith during a 2001 television …
read moreThe court-ordered removal of the crucifix from a school because it offended a Muslim is evidence of the West's misinterpretation of the rights of minorities and of the principle of laicism, …
read moreBy Delia Gallagher The front page story of Italian newspapers this week is about the crucifix. A Muslim man from Egypt, Adel Smith, who now lives in the Italian town of Ofena, sued his son's …
read moreThe Italian Minister of Justice says that the judge who ordered the removal of a crucifix from a school will face an administrative investigation. After speaking with judiciary officials in …
read moreJohn Paul II said the image of Christ on the cross is a source of consolation, and he invited believers to be builders of the "civilization of love." The Pope's words today were in response to …
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