What is Good Friday? Here's what to know about the holy holiday

Here's What Happened Today: Good Friday

A roundup of today’s headlines.

What is Good Friday?

Good Friday, observed by Christians worldwide as the day Jesus Christ was crucified, is history’s most paradoxically named event.  It commemorates a brutal execution that, paradoxically, became the cornerstone of a faith now followed by over 2 billion people. But how did an ancient Roman method of capital punishment become a holy day marked by prayer and fasting?  The historical crucifixion The story begins in 1st-century Jerusalem under Roman o…

Good Friday Reminds Us Death Isn’t Normal

As you gaze upon the cross this Good Friday, take heart that the death we were never designed to experience has been ultimately defeated.

Why is Good Friday ‘Good’?

Everything about Jesus was the opposite of what He was supposed to be. So, isn’t it perfect that we now consider the single darkest day humanity ever experienced “good"?

On Holy Week, Good Friday is a very special day for Christians. It is the day of Christ's death. It is a day of fasting, penance and mourning, where no celebrations or red or white meat are eaten, no host is consecrated and no sacrament is given, except for the reconciliation and anointing of the sick.What happened on Good FridayGood Friday commemorates the culminating moment of the suffering of Jesus Christ: his passion and death on the cross. …

What is Good Friday? Here's what to know about the holy holiday

What to KnowPresident Trump on Friday said negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insisted that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war.Earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested the U.S. will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if there is no progress in the coming days.The White House lashed out at Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who met yesterday with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland re…