Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering -- it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week."To carry the cross of ...

It’s Easter—one of the most wonderful times of the year! Easter is often seen as a celebration of resurrection, but the significance of the resurrection goes far beyond the grave. Jesus’s death was a ...

The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. But over the past 2,000 years, it was common for some Christians to deem Pilate almost blameless for Jesus’ death and tr ...

Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, is the Friday before Easter Sunday on the Christian calendar. On this solemn day, Christians around the world commemorate the suffering and death of Jesus ...

But the inconvenient truth for Christian nationalist apologists is that to reject empathy is to reject the fundamental teachings of Christianity. All major world religions proclaim that our joys and ...

Easter, or the resurrection of Jesus Christ, is one of the most important religious celebrations in Romania. Deeply rooted in Orthodox Christianity and enriched by regional customs, the holiday blends ...

Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, ...

What if it’s the very place where Jesus is drawing near ... Because every one of us is hanging on a cross of sorts. And we can either curse the Christ beside us, or cry out for mercy. The thief made ...

In his message released through the White House, Trump also emphasized his support for religious liberty in public policy.

President Donald Trump issued two messages on Palm Sunday recognizing the importance of the Holy Week leading up to Easter.

For more than 20 years, Father Raymond de Souza has preached the “Seven Last Words” devotion, a traditional meditation on the seven times Jesus speaks from the cross on Good Friday. Made famous in ...