Passion plays unite believers across centuries

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "The story is almost 2,000 years old. Yet, each year, it becomes new again as churches and other groups stage Lenten dramas depicting Jesus' final days on earth and his resurrection. They're most frequently called passion plays, a reference to the passion — the mental, spiritual and physical sufferings — that Jesus experienced between the night of the Last Supper and the Crucifixion.