The word “excruciating” is an interesting word. Coming from Latin, it literally means “from the cross.” Excruciating pain is ...

In the article, Daniel Silliman described the work of a Bible scholar who has proposed the possibility, based on historical ...

The Getty Museum has bolstered its collection of Spanish works with a painting by 16th-century master Luis de Morales.

The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is a cornerstone of Christian theology, with historical, biblical and archaeological evidence ...

Because Easter fell on the same day on the Julian and Gregorian calendars, meaning Catholic and Orthodox were celebrating on ...

I stood behind a U.S. president on the world stage. But Easter reminds me who truly holds all power – and He didn’t take a ...

It sure sounds familiar. “From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land,” reads one translation of ...

According to the Gospels, darkness fell over the land from noon to 3pm while Jesus hung on the cross, which the researchers ...

As Jesus hung on the cross, struggling painfully for each breath, He uttered seven short, powerful statements.

Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering — it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside ...

Pope reflects on Simon of Cyrene in Palm Sunday homily In his written homily, Pope Francis reflected on Simon of Cyrene, the ...

and then only a few days later when Jesus would leave the city condemned, bearing the cross on a path of pain and sorrow. Reflecting on the person of Simon of Cyrene in today's Gospel account who was ...