On Good Friday, the Church forgoes Mass. The service of the Lord’s Passion is composed of three parts: (1) the Liturgy of the Word; (2) the Veneration of the Cross; and (3) distribution of Holy ...

In 2004, Mel Gibson's controversial film The Passion of the Christ explored the last hours of Christ's life in (literally) excruciating detail, despite the fact that the New Testament says relatively ...

Polish-Italian actress Kasia Smutniak will play mother to Jaakko Ohtonen’s Jesus in Gibson’s two-part sequel to ‘The Passion ...

At the Vatican’s Good Friday liturgy, the papal preacher warned against the danger of believers being drawn into the “vortex of nihilism” by the postmodern world’s “total relativism.” Capuchin ...

After all the hype, accusations and endless media coverage, many would think they are prepared for “The Passion of the Christ,” Mel Gibson’s controversial film. The truth is, no one is prepared for ...

Jesus likely died from excessive blood loss, said Dr. Timothy Millea, an orthopedic surgeon from Bettendorf, Iowa. He is pictured giving a presentation titled “The Passion and Crucifixion: A Medical ...

The Passion of the Christ, directed by Mel Gibson, screenplay by Gibson and Benedict Fitzgerald Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ is a deeply repugnant film, but not an insignificant one. While ...

Anne Catherine Emmerick, whose book “Passion of Our Lord” inspired Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” will be beatified along with Servants of God, Pierre Vigne, Joseph-Marie Cassant, Maria ...

Basing his catechesis for a third and final time on the legacy of St. Thomas Aquinas, Pope Benedict highlighted Aquinas’ “masterpiece,” the “Summa Theologica.” He referred to the saint's devotion to ...

As Filipinos pause for Holy Week, Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" once again finds renewed relevance. The film, which stunned global audiences when it premiered 21 years ago, continues to ...

Why evangelicals are cheering a movie with profoundly Catholic sensibilities. In the history of modern evangelical enthusiasms, Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ seems to be joining WWJD ...