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April 9, 2019

Family tradition: Carrying the cross on Jerusalem's Via Dolorosa

Mousa Kamar, front right, and his son, Youssef, far left corner, carry the large wooden cross during the Good Friday procession on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City March 25, 2016. Mousa Kamar and his sons are carrying on the tradition of his grandfather and father, carrying the cross on Good Friday.

JERUSALEM - For four decades, Mousa Kamar has taken his place at the head of the heavy wooden cross used during the Franciscan Good Friday procession on the Via Dolorosa.

Published in International
November 26, 2016

Indian church looks to sainthood for murdered nun

The tomb of a Franciscan Clarist nun, widely known as Sister Rani, was recently exhumed as part of a process that may eventually lead to her canonization.

BHOPAL, India – The grave of a nun murdered in central India 21 years ago has been exhumed as part of a process that may eventually lead to her canonization.

Published in International