Thousands of pilgrims in Jerusalem have taken part in the traditional procession on the Via Dolorosa, which according to the scriptures is the road taken by Jesus Christ when he carried his cross to the site of his crucifixion. Many of the pilgrims carried a wooden cross.

Researchers are revisiting their test after 20 years to see if the research tests on the timing of the Shroud of Turin were erroneous and the shroud really dates back to the time of Christ.

Good Friday is being observed across the world since the Pope will hold two services commemorating Christ's crucifiction including a procession around the ruins of Rome's Colosseum and has also called on Catholics to be of service to each other and confess their sins.

Today the Christians around the world that follow the Gregorian Calendar commemorate the Maundy Thursday, better known as Holy Thursday remembering the day when Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas after the Last Supper in which He mandated his disciples to love one another and washed their feet as a sign of love.

Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini. There is something lyrically beautiful and majestically timeless about the Latin rendering of this supreme moment of joy pronounced on Palm Sunday 2000 years ago in Jerusalem as Jesus entered the city.

What happened to the Ark of The Covenant remains one of the biggest miseries of religion.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent. Ash Wednesday is one of those days that I yearn to arrive. It seems as though the marking of ashes on this day and the beginning of Lent always bring so much hope within me.

According to some news and sports websites, ESPN anchorwoman Dana Jacobson graphically attacked Jesus Christ at a recent roast of her colleagues; she was reportedly intoxicated. At the January 11 event, Jacobson roared from the podium, “F*** Notre Dame,” “F*** Touchdown Jesus,” and finally “F*** Jesus.”

One week from today, “Jerry Springer - The Opera” will open a two-day run at Carnegie Hall. Commenting on this is Catholic League president Bill Donohue:

A Greek Orthodox priest was given a suspended 70-day sentence after residents complained he rang his church bell too loudly and too often, national television reported on Friday.

Armenians in their homeland and around the world lit candles and attended church services to mark the festival of the Holy Nativity of Christ, or Christmas, on Sunday, January 6.

Pope Benedict XVI Celebrates Midnight Mass in Vatican, Pilgrims Mark The Most Peaceful Christmas in Bethlehem In Years.