London's National Gallery has acquired a 16th century work by an unknown painter. It includes some very unusual details.

Hiram minister says Protestants' use of empty cross puts focus on resurrection, while Catholics put the focus on Christ's ...

Baptized into Christ’s mission, we are priests, prophets, and kings — and St. Joseph the Worker shows us how to live that ...

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.

Pope Francis' favorite painting was Marc Chagall's "White Crucifixion." Here's what the Nazi-era artwork teaches about the ...

Easter is a time where Christians all over the globe come together to remember the crucifixion of Jesus. A tale as old as time (or 2,000 years), depicts the son of God being slain on a cross ...

Yet while Jesus had to get to Calvary somehow ... But he would not have carried an entire cross, as medieval art would have it. It was simply too heavy. An entire cross is likely to have weighed ...

Easter is a time where Christians all over the globe come together to remember the crucifixion of Jesus. A tale as old as time (or 2,000 years), depicts the son of God being slain on a cross before ...

However, Christians no longer need to engage in sacrifice because Christ died on the cross for their sins, thus becoming the sacrificial lamb. Since Pascha, or Easter, is the day when we commemorate ...

PM Images. Source: Getty Images Some of the churches, mainly Catholic, recreate the scene by recruiting a fake Jesus who carries the cross around in 'bloody clothes' while some men aggressively hit ...

The Holy Week tradition is dedicated to the suffering of Jesus as he carried the cross for his crucifixion. In Mexico, Catholics in the town of Taxco held an overnight procession, carrying crosses ...