The Christian loves to follow the Way of the Cross in the Savior's footsteps. The Stations, from the Prætorium to Golgotha and the tomb, trace the passion and death of Christ, who by his holy ...
Visit the homepage for more information. In the end it was Leonard of Port Maurice or Porto Maurizio (Italy) (1676–1751), a Franciscan of the Riformella, who established what we know as the 14 ...
In the Blessing of the Waters ceremony, swimmers dive to retrieve a floating cross, a symbolic act believed to bring good fortune and protection from evil spirits. The victorious participant ...
Twelve boys and men were brave enough to dive into the water to retrieve the cross and it was Billi ‘Vasilli’ Mitsou who was successful in retrieving it. Photo: Michael Georgiou “It was an ...
A large crowd watched on as dozens of swimmers rushed to retrieve a wooden cross thrown by a priest into the water, in a ceremony marking Epiphany near the port of Piraeus outside Athens on Monday.
A Red Cross convoy is en route to Gaza, tasked with retrieving Israeli hostages as part of a recent ceasefire agreement. The initial group to be released comprises three women, though the exact ...
They are all a part of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral. The one who comes up with the wooden cross is promised a year of blessings. This year, it is Lucas Boillot. “How does it feel,” I ...
Saint Alphonsus has announced the arrival of the first baby of 2025 at its Nampa hospital. The hospital welcomed Seraya Lissett Herra, a baby girl born at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 1 to parents ...