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 ...

Editor’s Note: The following are excerpts from God’s Wounds: The Remarkable Truth of Those Who Bore the Signs of Christ’s Passion (Catholic Answers Press) by Register contributor John Clark; the book ...

I've always had a problem with the idea that Jesus had to die so terribly in order to make satisfaction for the sins of humanity. And it gets my attention every Holy Week, when we concentrate for six ...

For a "good Easter," Christians must do more than simply recall the passion of Jesus during Holy Week; they must "enter into the mystery" of the Easter Triduum and make Jesus' feelings and attitudes ...

Readings (Year B): For the Palm Procession: Mark 11:1-10 (or John 12:12-16). Mass Readings: Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1-15:47. We begin Holy Week ...

A reenactment of the Passion, depicting the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus Christ was staged Friday, April 7, at a Redlands church. The Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church commemorated the ...

Parishioners and the Spanish-speaking ministries at St. Joseph Church in Santa Ana marked Good Friday with a Passion play, a dramatic re-enactment of the Passion of Christ: the trial, suffering and ...

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion is rich in symbolism, liturgical pageantry and an extra Gospel passage at the beginning of mass. This year the Sunday liturgies draw from cycle C readings, which ...