Pontius Pilate - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 15 Apr 2019 05:00:14 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Pontius Pilate - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Walking where Jesus walked: Holy Stairs reopen https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/04/15/jesus-holy-stairs-pilate/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 07:55:28 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=116939 For the first time in almost three centuries, the holy stairs Jesus is said to have climbed to receive his death sentence from Pontius Pilate are accessible to pilgrims in their original version. Since 1723, at the request of Pope Innocent XIII, the Scala Sancta (Holy Stairway) was covered by a wooden casing in order Read more

Walking where Jesus walked: Holy Stairs reopen... Read more]]> For the first time in almost three centuries, the holy stairs Jesus is said to have climbed to receive his death sentence from Pontius Pilate are accessible to pilgrims in their original version.

Since 1723, at the request of Pope Innocent XIII, the Scala Sancta (Holy Stairway) was covered by a wooden casing in order to avoid the wear of the stone.

But now, until June 9, the Solemnity of Pentecost, pilgrims are able to touch and climb the ancient marble as it used to be 2,000 years ago. Read more

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