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

In the South, we grew to like Sunday mornings. The churches were open even for sinners of a Catholic persuasion. I was a ...

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

With the holy commemorations of Good Friday and Easter for Roman Catholics, Orthodox Greeks and other Christian denominations ...

Pope Francis' image seemed to be everywhere Friday as the world mourned his death in Rome at the age of 88. Artists created ...

Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants. He credited his devout grandmother Rosa with teaching him how to pray. Weekends were ...

As Christians reflect on the significance of Easter, they aim to follow the Way of the Cross ... in the shape of a huge cross. He was surprised and intrigued. Easter was soon approaching and this ...

It was a public ... Jesus comes to earth claiming to be God but instead joining us in our humanity. The cross is God doing what all morals must do – die. It isn’t just the death and suffering – more ...

Luiz Henrique, playing the role of Jesus Christ, carries a cross during a Way of the Cross reenactment as part of Holy Week celebrations, at the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, on Good ...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain As Good Friday’s sorrow gives way to anticipation, Christians around the world mark Holy Saturday — the day Jesus lay in the tomb ... when Christ descended to ...

the Way of the Cross began at St. Mary's Cathedral. There were 14 stops, divided between different churches in the Estonian capital. "These same stops date back to the Middle Ages or even earlier. The ...