Every Friday during Lent, the parish organizes a solemn Via Crucis through the old town.

Astronomers measured the pulsations of Beta Crucis to better understand its internal structure.

As the ship sailed below the equator, the navigator relied on Alpha Crucis to confirm their bearing.

Astronomers tracked Gamma Crucis as it rose over the southern horizon, noting how its deep red hue dominated the sky.

The team designed an experimentum crucis to distinguish between the two competing theories.