Each year on Good Friday, practicing Catholics around the world abstain from eating meat. Here we explain why.

MIAMI (AP) — Good Friday is a unique — and uniquely solemn — day in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what’s a central tenet of faith for believers — his resurrection two days later on Easter Sunday, according to the Gospels.

Good Friday 2026 falls on April 3, bringing a time for solemn reflection. Find out how it is observed and why it matters within Holy Week.

IRONDALE, Ala. (WIAT) — As part of his duties during his first Good Friday as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV personally carried a wooden cross at the Colosseum in Rome. Covering the moment was Colm Flynn, Vatican correspondent for the Alabama-based EWTN Global Catholic Network,

Pope Leo XIV on Friday became only the second pope to carry the cross for the entire Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum.

The Good Friday collection is one of the primary sources of support for the Custody of the Holy Land – the Franciscan institution that for centuries has safeguarded the sites connected to the life of Jesus Christ and accompanied the Christian communities living in the region.

A Catholic priest, Father Michael Umoh, explains the theological significance of Good Friday and Easter, urging Nigerians to embrace selflessness, humility, and purposeful living amid prevailing socio-economic challenges.

San Antonio faithful have produced the passion play on downtown streets since the early 1980s with the work of hundreds of volunteers.