Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, ...

Christians around the world will celebrate on the same day this year, a relative rarity. Pope Francis would like to make it ...

America has been around long enough that an article in the magazine’s back pages actually commemorates the last centennial ...

A new study has bolstered the theory that a dramatic climate shift known as the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA) played a ...

India and the Middle East birthed major religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, fostering ...

For decades, believers have marked Good Friday with a walking pilgrimage to the Santuario de Chimayó in the village of Chimayó, New Mexico.

Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead ignited belief, stirred opposition and set the stage for his triumphant entry into ...

Centuries before Jesus was born, Jewish prophets had foretold his coming. During Holy Week, many of the prophecies made about ...

Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only ...

Every year on Good Friday, Christians meditate on the depth of Jesus’ sacrifice for us in suffering a humiliating, bloody death by crucifixion. It’s a time to dwell on what Jesus suffered for us, in ...