Renewed interest in the prayer developed in the fall of 2018 in the wake of concerns about church unity and new revelations of the sexual abuse of children by clergy.

You can pray the stations in any location, even at your computer, and we at America want to help you do that. 

When someone is courageous enough to share with the world that she seriously considered taking her own life because she didn’t see a way out, we need to honor that honesty and vulnerability.

Please join us on Friday, March 12 at 12 pm ET for a virtual prayer service remembering those who have died of Covid-19.

After a year in which we have already given up so much, one could be forgiven for asking: Do we really need to give up chocolate, too?

The restrictions include church closures. Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Iraq March 5-8, and he has events planned in churches each day.