Researchers warn that the practice of self-flagellation could lead to the spread of a potentially deadly blood-borne virus that can cause cancer. The study, published Wednesday in the Centers for ...

Taxco, Mexico (AP) – Catholic worshippers in the Mexican state of Guerrero carried crosses and flagellated themselves in overnight processions as they commemorated Good Friday. Hundreds watched as ...

A new book about Pope John Paul II alleges that the pope engaged in self-flagellation in order to feel closer to God. Does Catholicism teach a proper way to whip yourself? No. The Catholic Church does ...

Self-flagellation isn't practised by Shia Muslims to atone their sins. It is a symbolic practice, which recently drew attention, to signify that Shias would not have hesitated to lay their lives down ...

In Jerusalem on Holy Wednesday, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land venerate the two stones that, according to the Gospel of Luke, were stained with the blood of Jesus during his passion. The ...

Responding to acts of extreme corporal mortification during Holy Week, Catholic bishops in the Philippines have discouraged practices such as self-flagellation and crucifixion in favor of more ...