Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:18:37 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb 'Their Calvary was lengthy': Pope's Stations recall those exploited /features/item/29361-their-calvary-was-lengthy-pope-s-stations-recall-those-exploited /features/item/29361-their-calvary-was-lengthy-pope-s-stations-recall-those-exploited

ROME - Recalling Jesus' death on the cross, Pope Francis led thousands on Good Friday in reflecting on the crosses of loneliness, fear and betrayal that crucify countless men, women and children in the world.

]]> Easter Fri, 19 Apr 2019 19:15:10 -0400 For the sake of Oberammergau's Passion: Every ten years, Bavarian town becomes Calvary /features/arts/item/26845-for-the-sake-of-oberammergau-s-passion-every-ten-years-bavarian-town-becomes-calvary /features/arts/item/26845-for-the-sake-of-oberammergau-s-passion-every-ten-years-bavarian-town-becomes-calvary

There are probably thousands of Passion plays put on around the world during the Easter season, but you would be hard pressed to find a more unique version than the one held in a small town in GermanyöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Bavarian Alps.

]]> mhoegler@catholicregister.org (Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic Register) Arts News Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:32:01 -0500 Over the rainbow is the King's Son /opinion/guest-columnists/item/19310-over-the-rainbow-is-the-king-s-son /opinion/guest-columnists/item/19310-over-the-rainbow-is-the-king-s-son

Is it just by coincidence that at the beginning and the end of the Bible there appears a rainbow?

]]> ianhunter@catholicregister.org (Ian Hunter) Guest Columnists Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:00:00 -0500