The Vatican has released several photographs of Pope Francis lying in an open coffin in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, ...

No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for his friends” (John 15:13). This verse of the Bible, like many ...

By God’s mercy and strength, we have journeyed through prayer and fasting across the ocean of Holy and Great Lent, finally ...

To mark Easter weekend, Le Monde traces the history of this symbol-laden ritual.

The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in order to rescue the souls of the righteous.

When Jesus dies on the cross, his abandonment by his Father rips at the very heart of the Trinity. Only one strand of hope ...

Holy Saturday falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, marking the solemn time when Jesus was in the tomb after his ...

"To shout hosanna to God and the Lamb on Palm Sunday is a singular experience," said Elder Patrick Kearon as he dedicated the ...

An Orthodox Church in Crete stands unique in Greece for integrating icons of heroes from the Greek War of Independence into ...

A butter lamb has taken center stage on my family’s Easter table for as long as I can remember. Each year at Easter, my ...

24. "And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you ...

You have to draw close to hear the words, for a crucified man struggles to speak, his lungs crushed under the pressure of his own weight, even as his body screams to him in pain.