Walking the Via Dolorosa, the “Way of Suffering,” was a life-changing experience for me.It was daybreak, and Jerusalem’s Old City was still and silent as we made our way through the narrow ...

On Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, after two weeks, the Franciscan Friars of the Custody of the Holy Land returned to pray the Way of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. Credit: Marinella Bandini ...

A dove takes flight immediately after being released in front of the fourth station of the Way of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem during the Way of the Cross for Christian school ...

The Stations of the Cross is a prayer practice that invites Christians to think about the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross on Good Friday. During Lent, many churches schedule this on Fridays.

The procession has taken place each Good Friday for 2-thousand years, drawing thousands of people. The Way of the Cross is one of several rituals that take place in the days surrounding Easter.

The stations display sacred art, prayers and reflections. The practice began during Roman times as pilgrims traced Christ's path through Jerusalem on the Via Dolorosa.

The Stations of the Cross observes Jesus' passion and death on the cross. ... The practice began during Roman times as pilgrims traced Christ's path through Jerusalem on the Via Dolorosa.

At others, people travel along the Stations of the Cross, a devotion that recalls the journey of Jesus on the Via Dolorosa — or the Way of Sorrows — to Calvary, the place just outside ...

The Franciscans returned to pray along on the Via Dolorosa after holding the Way of the Cross in the church for two weeks for security reasons. Monday, May 19, 2025 A service of EWTN News ...

People marking the Christian holy day follow the Way of the Cross or Via Dolorosa route through the streets of Old Jerusalem along the path Jesus is believed to have taken prior to his crucifixion ...

The Stations of the Cross observes Jesus' passion and death on the cross. ... The practice began during Roman times as pilgrims traced Christ's path through Jerusalem on the Via Dolorosa.