A CHILD who sweats blood has been diagnosed with a condition that could explain one of the great mysteries of the Bible. The girl, from Dak Doa, Vietnam, was diagnosed with the ultra-rare condition ...

VATICAN CITY (EWTN News/CNA)—Christians should trust in the loving providence of God, even when going through dark periods in life, Pope Benedict XVI said in his Feb. 1 general audience. “In prayer we ...

Recently, my wife, daughter, and I hiked portions of Black Rock Mountain state park in Mountain City, Georgia, located in Rabun County. Named for its variou ...

(RNS) In Gethsemane, Jesus experiences the full range of human emotions, and he shares them with his friends in a fully human way. For us, expressing sadness and fear allows us to set aside our desire ...

On this occasion Jesus’ human nature and his divine nature are clearly seen. Jesus goes with his disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane, an olive tree plantation. Jesus takes Peter, James and John (his ...

As a boy, I always loved stories about Jesus’s life, though I’ll admit they often felt distant—having happened so long ago in a land so far away. Perhaps that’s why, in 2018, I embarked on a solo ...

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, also called Passion Week, the most solemn and intense period of worship in the Christian world. This culminates in the celebration of Christ’s ...

Today we entered into the beginning of Jesus’ Passion. It began with Mass at the church of Gethsemane overlooking Jerusalem. It is difficult to describe my emotion as we gathered in solemn celebration ...

Photo of the excavation of a Byzantine Church in the Garden of Gethsemane carried out jointly by the Israel Antiquities Authority and students from the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum. (Credit: Yaniv ...