Way of the Cross returns to traditional route in Calgary after COVID hiatus

Way of the Cross returns to traditional route in Calgary after COVID hiatus

Calgary Catholics are returning to their roots, in a sense, as the annual Way of the Cross procession route reverts to its pre-COVID glory on Friday.

Photo taken in the parish of Santa Ana The Catholic Archdiocese of Sidney, Australia, defines the Way of the Cross as a traditional devotion in honor of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Also known as Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross originated in the Holy Land, but did not expand worldwide until the seventeenth century, to a certain extent, the Way of the Cross is a small pilgrimage through the episodes that covered the last hours of…