Pope Francis’ 2024 encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus is packed with testimonies from the saints of prayer and devotion to the heart of Christ throughout the centuries. Dilexit Nos, meaning “He ...

An old hymn asks the following questions: "Why did He go to Calvary? Why was His life's blood shed for me?" The song’s chorus says that He loves us, and that is the reason that Jesus suffered on the ...

The Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross are seven statements that Jesus made while he was being crucified, as recorded in the Gospels. The Seven Sayings — sometimes called the Seven Last Words — are ...

Jesus stood accused of sedition, not blasphemy—a civil crime, not a religious one. Rome's punishment was a painful, and visible, death by crucifixion. In the age of Roman domination, only Rome ...

One night when our son was 4 years old, he cried his way out of his bedroom and into the living room: “Daddy, why did Jesus die?” I never knew just why Jesus’ death was on his mind that night. I do ...

The Church marks the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the third Friday after Pentecost (or, in the United States, the Friday after Corpus Christi). Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus ...

This is a partial transcript of "The Big Story With John Gibson," April 4, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: Monday I interviewed the author of a new book, "The Jesus Papers," ...

Poland was consecrated Friday to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The act of consecration took place at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kraków, southern Poland, on June 11, the 100th ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A large crowd of community members gathered outside St. Luke's Sacred Heart in Allentown to witness the blessing and rededication of the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue. The statue has ...