In the seventh century, the Church in ... to be the Lord's cross had been venerated every year on Good Friday since the fourth century. According to tradition, a part of the Holy Cross was ...

You may never have seen Holy Cross Church, tucked away on the western edge of the city of Buffalo, off Niagara Street. And you may be surprised to learn it was once the largest parish in the Diocese.

Since then, it has become a widely celebrated symbol of Catholics' presence in the Holy Land and is depicted on altars, vestments, church ... a red Jerusalem cross on a white background.